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Olafur Eliasson receives 2014 McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT

2014 recipient of the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT: Olafur Eliasson. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson: Your rainbow panorama, 2006-2011. ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson: The New York City Waterfalls, 2008. Installation view at the Brooklyn Bridge, New York. Photo: Julienne Schaer © Olafur Eliasson. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson designed the facade for the Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center, 2011. Photo: Nic Lehoux. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson's Little Sun installation at MIT Museum. Photo: Barry Hetherington. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson creating light graffiti. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson: The New York City Waterfalls, 2008. Installation view at the Brooklyn Bridge, New York. Photo: Julienne Schaer © Olafur Eliasson. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.

Olafur Eliasson: The New York City Waterfalls, 2008. Installation view at the Brooklyn Bridge, New York. Photo: Julienne Schaer © Olafur Eliasson. Image courtesy of MIT Council for the Arts.