Olafur Eliasson: BAROQUE BAROQUE

Not many artworks could hold their own within the saturated opulence of the Belvedere's Winter Palace, but Eliasson's multi-faceted sculptures engage the rooms and surfaces in ways that invite reflection on the relationship between art and container. These are not merely objects in space. Through light, reflection and other means, the baroque rooms become an active participant in the display of the art and the visitor's experience. Or as exhibition hosts Belvedere and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) put it in a statement:
 

Surprising affinities between Eliasson’s works and their temporary settings become evident as the juxtapositions explore the relationships between object and viewer, representation and experience, actual and virtual, giving rise to a concept of the baroque superimposed on itself — the BAROQUE BAROQUE. 

Culled from the collections of TBA21 in Vienna and Juan and Patricia Vergez in Buenos Aires, BAROQUE BAROQUE is on display at the Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna from 21 November 2015 until 6 March 2016.