Olafur Eliasson in Conversation with Johanna Burton

Please join us for an insightful conversation between acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson and Johanna Burton, The Maurice Marciano Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles.

Eliasson’s upcoming exhibition at MOCA, titled Olafur Eliasson: Open, stems from his belief in the potential of inconclusiveness—the idea that in every artwork, exhibition, or experience there is an aspect that is radically open. He has long considered artworks to be only ever complete once they encounter the audience, whom he sees as responsible for co-producing the art. The artworks in turn host the viewers and their experiences. In this spirit, the artworks are fundamentally abstract—open to interpretation. They present not images or representations of our world but reflect rather the here and now: our embodied presence within space at a particular moment.

Presented by The Museum of Contemporary Art, the USC School of Architecture, and USC Visions and Voices in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art's PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition Olafur Eliasson: Open.