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Ólafur Eliasson: Modern day renaissance man serves up a smorgasbord

Ólafur Eliasson Big Bang Fountain (2014)

This show is a smorgasbord. Some works combine Eliasson’s social and environmental concerns with his unique talent to engage our brains and our senses. With others, the gap between the message and the modest impact of the work is so big, Eliasson becomes preachy and overly earnest. But the show’s scale and the inclusion of add-ons about Eliasson’s wider interests at least ensure that like any good smorgasbord, there’s something for everyone.