The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written instructions by artists as a point of departure. Altshuler, bruce, fowle, kate, obrist, hans ulrich. 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. Now interviews, hans ulrich obrist, architecture biennale 5178491228. Hans ulrich obrist on london and life with a plane to catch. Drawing on his own experiences and inspirations from staging his first exhibition in his tiny zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters and conversations with artists, exhibition makers and thinkers alive and dead hans ulrich obrists ways of curating looks to inspire all those engaged in the creation of culture. 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.
Apr 30, 20 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. One afternoon in 1993, legendary art critic, curator, and interviewer extraordinaire hans ulrich obrist mind of great wisdom on matters as diverse as the relationship between patterns and chance and the trouble with curation itself sat down in pariss cafe select with fellow coconspirers christian boltanski and bertrand lavier, and the do it project was born. Hi tiziana, buonasera, i hope youre very well, great to see you, hello. Do it edited by hans ulrich obrist, published jointly with revolver, frankfurtmain.
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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. You can educate yourself about art reproductions by reading art magazines, visiting many different art galleries, attending art fairs or. Hans ulrich obrist is the artistic director at the serpentine galleries in london, a firmly established venue at the pinnacle of contemporary art. Dec 08, 2009 he often has his hands on emerging things of interest, and the o. Curated by hans ulrich obrist, do it began in paris in 1993 as a conversation between the artists. Hans ulrich obrists most popular book is ways of curating. The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or. 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. Hansulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. Description thomas demand by hans ulrich obrist this version is in german and english. Hans ulrich obrist and shumon basar is published by penguin.
Hans ulrich obrist is a swissborn curator and writer. 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. Regarding the question about the interviews, yes, ive always given a lot of interviews about exhibitions of course whenever i curate exhibitions they have all been gathered in a book everything you always wanted to know about. However, ways of curating is a collection of obrists own texts, in which he discusses some of the most memorable episodes of his career.
In 1993, he founded the museum robert walser and was curator for contemporary art at the. The swissborn curator and writer is a passionate observer of everything that moves in and around the art world. Marina abramovic hans ulrich obrist is a passionate communicator. He was curator of the swiss pavilion at the fourteenth international architecture exhibition of. May 07, 2014 artists instructions from do it at eflux. I cant live without instagram swissborn curator, writer and art historian and artistic director at the serpentine galleries. Mar 26, 2015 discover book depositorys huge selection of hans ulrich obrist books online. He is the codirector of exhibitions and programs and the codirector of international projects at the serpentine galleries, london. These books somehow brought me to art, he has said. Is it necessary to understand the forces effective in other fields of knowledge. A new role at the serpentine gallery is the latest chapter in hans ulrich obrists loveaffair with london. Artistic director of londons serpentine galleries hans ulrich obrist s ten favorite books include works by carl jung, edouard glissant, maryse conde, lydia cabrera, and more. Jun 19, 20 with his newest book, internationally renowned curator hans ulrich obrist brings together 20 years of his do it project. Almost everything i have ever done, grew out of a conversation with somebody.
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And, having literally written the book on curating, there are few better positioned to see what shape art will take in the future. A version of do it envisioned by hans ulrich obrist in 1995 and produced by ici, do it home assembled a set of artists instructions. View hansulrich obrists profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Do it at eflux is produced and presented by electronic flux corp. Based on the concept of a do ityourself manual, do it provides step by step. Books by hans ulrich obrist author of ways of curating. Hansulrich obrist director serpentine gallery linkedin. An acclaimed curator, hans ulrich obrist is also a brilliant interviewer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. Dec 05, 2014 acclaimed curator and interviewer hans ulrich obrist has the camera turned on him, as he sits down at the miami beach edition hotel to speak with carrie scott. A version of do it envisioned by hans ulrich obrist in 1995 and produced by ici, do it home assembled a set of artists instructions that could easily be realized in ones own home. You dont have to go to school to be a wise collector. Wu shanzhuan and hans ulrich obrist the new yorker.
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