Talk:Studio Olafur Eliasson

Merge
There's no real reason why this should be a separate article from Olafur Eliasson. Unless this topic expands significantly, having this as a paragraph in the main article is sufficient.  freshacconci  talk talk  12:10, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Response
Hello Freshacconci. Thank you for your feedback. While I understand your point, and I agree that the article does need to be expanded (which I am currently working on), I think it's important the two articles remain separate, for the following reasons:

The activities of the Studio are distinct from those of Olafur Eliasson. Unlike most artist studios where the artist guides the activities of the studio, Studio Olafur Eliasson carries out its own activities (architectural, constructive, archival, etc) independent of Olafur Eliasson. To this extent Studio Olafur Eliasson represents a unique mode of artistic production. In The Transdisciplinary Studio (Sternberg Press, 2012), Alex Coles explains why, here is a short excerpt I chose:
 * Distinction

"Studio Olafur Eliasson is a place where specialists from different fields come together to form a transdisciplinary team... a tightly administered transdisciplinary research and production unit."

I noticed that, for example, Andy Warhol has a separate wikipedia page from The Factory. I'm not trying to say that Studio Olafur Eliasson and The Factory are the same thing, but I found that distinction interesting, and that's actually part of the reason why I decided to make the Studio Olafur Eliasson page in the first place. Again, I agree that more information needs to be added, however I found this to be a particularly important moment for Studio Olafur Eliasson to have it's own page seeing as it recently received the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. The fact that the prize went to Studio Olafur Eliasson, as opposed to Olafur Eliasson, is indicative of the degree to which the two are in fact quite distinct entities.
 * Similar examples within Wikipedia

Anyway, just some thoughts. I look forward to your response. I am new to Wikipedia and this kind of feedback is vital for me to learn how to contribute to wikipedia in a productive way. Okjoij (talk) 13:50, 6 June 2013 (UTC)