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Olafur Eliasson to bring his tunnel of fog work to Tate Modern

Danish-Icelandic artist’s Your blind passenger installation to be on display from July

A 45-metre tunnel of blinding fog through which less than a handful of people will be able to walk at any given time is to be installed at the Tate Modern, part of an enormous summer exhibition by the artist Olafur Eliasson.

The Danish-Icelandic artist is best known for his Weather Project installation in the gallery’s Turbine Hall in 2003. It was one of the most popular installations in the Tate Modern’s history, with people lying down and basking in the dazzling fake sunlight.

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