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