Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. My curatorial work has come directly out of conversations. Nov 04, 2014 hans ulrich obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twentythree years old. A conversation with hans ulrich obrist nav haq recently appointed codirector of exhibitions and programs, and director of international projects, at the serpentine gallery, hans ulrich obrist, perhaps the most prolific curator of his generation, has recently arrived in london. Almost everything i have ever done, grew out of a conversation with somebody. Hans ulrich obrist zurich, switzerland, 1968 is a swiss curator and art critic. Beyond his role as artistic director of the serpentine galleries, obrist is a powerful figure on the exhibition circuit and has racked up thousands. Mar 26, 2015 buy ways of curating 01 by obrist, hans ulrich isbn.
Hans ulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. One of the questions i started out with, at the beginning, was trying to understand the forces effective in visual art and contemporary art, which is my field as a curator, trying to understand what is necessary in art. Serpentine superstar hans ulrich obrist reveals the delights and dangers of his craft while yoko ono, david shrigley and more pick their alltime favourite show. Hans ulrich obrist is an art curator, critic and historian. Hans ulrich obrist embodies the notion of the star curator, a man who never sleeps. Ways of curating is a unique and insightful guide which enables the reader to discover unexplored paths for a new curatorial approach. Hans ulrich obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twentythree years old. Architect rem koolhaas and curator hans ulrich obrist compile a history of metabolism. He is known for his incessant wanderlust and his eager exploration of the now. Cities on the move hou hanru, hans ulrich obrist, wiener. Globetrotting curator hans ulrich obrist is the bestconnected man in the art world. A brief history of curating hansulrich obrist, lionel. The kitchen show the kitchen of hans ulrich obrist.
In result, half the world is starting to live in the future now. Hansulrich obrist may well be the most famous curator working today. Feb 01, 2016 there are few in the art world that see more, write more, or speak to more artists than serpentine galleries codirector hans ulrich obrist. Part of jrpringers innovative documentsseries, published with les presses du reel and dedicated to critical writings, this publication comprises a unique collection of interviews by hans ulrich obrist mapping the development of the curatorial fieldfrom early independent curators in the 1960s and 70s and the experimental institutional programs developed in europe and the.
In 2008 he published a brief history of curating, the first. In it, obrist has brought together two 20thcentury figures whose research has influenced architectural thinking in their own time and since. Hans ulrich obrist is the artistic director at the serpentine galleries in london, a firmly established venue at the pinnacle of contemporary art. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. However, ways of curating is a collection of obrists own texts, in which he discusses some of the most memorable episodes of his career.
Morning ritual the maverick swiss curator takes us for an early morning jog into the new year i believe in the idea of rituals, says indefatigable cultural innovator hans ulrich obrist, who helps us into 2014 with his thoughts on routine while taking his daily run around londons hyde park. Jan 02, 1998 curated by hans ulrich obrist, do it began in paris in 1993 as a conversation between the artists christian boltanski and bertrand lavier and obrist himself, who was experimenting with how exhibition formats could be rendered more flexible and openended. Part of jrpringers innovative documentsseries, published with les presses du reel and dedicated to critical writings, this publication comprises a unique collection of interviews by hans ulrich obrist mapping the development of the curatorial fieldfrom early independent curators in the 1960s and 70s and the experimental institutional programs developed in europe and the u. The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written instructions by. Jul 08, 2016 hans ulrich obrist is the artistic director at the serpentine galleries in london, a firmly established venue at the pinnacle of contemporary art. Hans ulrich obrist on london and life with a plane to. Peels resignation left obrist to do what he does best.
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Dec 18, 2014 for instance, artists shared in all tasks relating to my exhibitions, not just their individual pieces. A new role at the serpentine gallery is the latest chapter in hans ulrich obrists loveaffair with london. An experiment in selforganization and an early questioning of the spaces in which one can present art, the exhibition came about during obrist s days as a student of political economics at the university of st. Each interview is introduced by a short text outlining the biography of the interviewee and giving some contextual information on the recording of the interview. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And, having literally written the book on curating, there are few better positioned to see what shape art will take in the future. Challenging the limitations of time and geography, you might see him in the emirates one day and lecturing somewhere in europe the next. He was curator of the swiss pavilion at the fourteenth international architecture exhibition of the venice biennale. Beyond his role as artistic director of the serpentine galleries, obrist is a powerful figure on the exhibition circuit and has racked up thousands of hours worth of interviews with artists along the way. The swiss pavilion is headed by hansulrich obrist, the omnivorous curator and codirector of exhibitions and programs at the serpentine galleries in london. Download pdf hansulrichobrist free online new books. The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written instructions by artists as a point of. Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german groundattack pilot during world war ii.
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The swiss curator hans ulrich obrist joined the serpentine gallery as codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects in april 2006. Everything you ever wanted to know about hans ulrich obrist but were afraid to ask has been asked by the sixteen practitioners in this book. A day in the life of hans ulrich obrist after 25 years in the art world, the serpentine galleries artistic director is more prolific than ever. Spanning the beginning of his career as a young curator in his zurich kitchen to his time most recently as the codirector of exhibitions and programs, and director of international projects at the serpentine gallery in london, the book.
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