A postolympic beijing minimarathon on new years eve of 2008, hans ulrich obrist conducted a marathon of conversations in beijing, addressing artists, cultural producers, and media practitioners about the postolympic state of the city. Lives of the artists, lives of the architects hans ulrich. Boeken van hans ulrich obrist koop je eenvoudig online bij. 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 is an art curator, critic and historian. Essays by bruce altshuler, hu fang, virginia perezratton, and elizabeth. Lentretien infini beatriz preciado conversation avec hans ulrich obrist 2014 duration. Even if you are not that interested in contemporary art, it is likely you have heard of hans ulrich obrist. Lecture by simon castets and hans ulrich obrist published 20171115. Wilhelm sasnal and hans ulrich obrist on the occasion of the exhibition, beyeler collection remix featuring an impressive selection of ten of oil paintings by wilhelm sasnal, hans ulrich obrist is in conversation with the artist. Since 1991, the 45yearold obrist has curated and cocurated more than 200 solo and group exhibitions and biennials.
Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. One of the defining characteristics of the career of the swissborn curator hans ulrich obrist is his constant movement, not just from citytocity or venueto. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new yorker. Somewhat of an enigma in the art world, hans ulrich obrist is a rarity these days. Since his first show world soup the kitchen show in 1991, he has curated more than 300 shows. This event is sold out, but if youd like to order a signed copy of all the things i lost in the flood, get in touch. Art, technology and online identity the new york times. The publications and publication projects of hans ulrich obrist. Hans ulrich obrist found his paris hotel room too dreary so he invited round some artists to liven things up i had always wanted to live in a hotel. The serpentine galleries artistic director will reduce his flying very significantly as the london institution goes green to mark its 50th.
It was because of this hans began a series of relentless interviews to create an intimate documentation of this turning point in art history, collected in a brief history of curating 2008. He is known for his incessant wanderlust and his eager exploration of the now. To begin with the beginning, i was wondering what brought you into television. Hans ulrich obrists most popular book is ways of curating. There was a surprising dearth in the history of art curation, until hans ulrich obrist, specifically surrounding the curatorial pioneers perspective. The artistic director of the serpentine gallery remembers his great friend gustav metzger hans ulrich obrist fri 3 mar 2017 14. Hans ulrich obrist is an art critic and codirector of the serpentine gallery in london.
If you want to know about any of the great contemporary artists of the 21st century, hans ulrich obrist has probably interviewed them so look around for it. Fondation cartier pour lart contemporain 22,338 views 28. And, having literally written the book on curating, there are few better positioned to see what shape art will take in the future. Hans ulrich obrist is a swiss curator and art critic. There are few in the art world that see more, write more, or speak to more artists than serpentine galleries codirector hans ulrich obrist. The best books on contemporary art recommended by hans ulrich obrist.
Office for contemporary art norway nedre gate 7, 0551 oslo. The future of art according to hans ulrich obrist artsy. Oca has the pleasure of inviting you to a public lecture by curator and director of swiss institute new york simon castets, and curator and artistic director of serpentine galleries, london, hans ulrich obrist, on sunday 26 november at 14. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. On new years eve of 2008, hans ulrich obrist conducted a marathon of conversations in beijing, addressing artists, cultural producers, and media practitioners about the postolympic state of the city. Hans ulrich obrists conversation series fonts in use. The swissborn curator and writer is a passionate observer of everything that moves in and around the art world. In her art, pipilotti rist operates under a variety of guises, whether that means plan in a band with anders guggisberg or founding sister rist productions, which oversees the production and distribution of her video work. Over the last decade, many artists have become interested in his work. Pioneering artist, activist, educator and author faith ringgold was in conversation with hans ulrich obrist, artistic director, serpentine galleries, on the opening day of her first solo. The codirector of the serpentine gallery, hans ulrich obrist, says that to be contemporary means to come back to a present where we have never been. This years convoco art conversation was led by the international curator hans ulrich obrist and the documentary filmmaker adam curtis convoco forum 2018. Renowned art curator, historian, and artistic director of the serpentines galleries, hans ulrich obrist, is in conversation with american artist dan colen on sweet liberty, colens first major solo show in london, which surveys the entirety of the artists career to date and also features new paintings and largescale installations. Swiss curator hans ulrich obrist joined the serpentine gallery in london as codirector of exhibitions and programmes.
This years convoco art conversation was led by the international curator hans ulrich obrist and the documentary filmmaker adam curtis. In 1959, metzger penned a manifesto of autodestructive art, which states in part, autodestructive paintings, sculptures and constructions have a lifetime varying from a. In 1959, metzger penned a manifesto of autodestructive art, which states in part, autodestructive paintings. Here he chooses nineteen of the greatest figures and presents their conversations, offering the reader intimacy with the artists and insight into their creative processes. 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. Jg ballard were allowed a certain freedom to improvise, but our roles are written by the city.
Official website of olafur eliasson and his studio. Jun, 2014 hear about the extraordinary research of martin rees, astronomer royal, in conversation with curator and art critic hans ulrich obrist. Hansulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. Ways of curating, hans ulrich obrist 9780241950968. Week after week he reports on the main events, hot topics, and relevant issues of our times through the lens of his extensive knowledge. Renowned art curator, historian, and artistic director of the serpentines galleries, hans ulrich obrist, is in conversation with american artist dan colen on sweet liberty, colens first major solo show in london, which surveys the entirety of the artists career to date and. Hans ulrich obrist is a curator at the serpentine, a gallery in londons kensington gardens that was once a teahouse and is now firmly established as a center for contemporary art. Ben vickers, curator of digital and claude adjil, assistant curator. Apr 22, 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 open ended.
He is the codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects at the serpentine gallery, london. The conversation series volume 18 by hans ulrich obrist 3. The best books on contemporary art five books expert. In this traditional paperback, renowned critic and curator, hans ulrich obrist, teams up with dutch avantgarde architect and paradigmshifting intellectual, rem koolhaas, for a discussion of koolhaass work in china, his designs for prada, architecture as metaphor, and the development of urbanism in the slipstream of globalization. Curator hans ulrich obrist en kunstenaars christian boltanski en bertrand lavier bespraken dit idee in 1993 in een parijs cafe. Is it necessary to understand the forces effective in other fields of knowledge. Adam curtis is not an artist, but a television journalist. 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. An artistic and intellectual impresario who has been described as being everywhere at once. Aug 15, 2017 lentretien infini beatriz preciado conversation avec hans ulrich obrist 2014 duration. Could you tell me about your initial ideas for the expo. Hear about the extraordinary research of martin rees, astronomer royal, in conversation with curator and art critic hans ulrich obrist. Adam curtis and hans ulrich obrist in conversation. Foreword and acknowledgements by kate fowle and frances wu giarratano.
Participants were selected from submissions to to attend a private workshop as part of the closing events for the exhibition expo 1. An introduction of 89plus and counterpart installation where innovators from the 89plus generation are invited to physically submit their work and be. Mar 03, 2017 the artistic director of the serpentine gallery remembers his great friend gustav metzger hans ulrich obrist fri 3 mar 2017 14. In volume 16 of the conversation series, hans ulrich obrist presents an indepth exchange with the venerable germanborn artist and activist gustav metzger, which illuminates the artists fascinating life and 60year career. Adam curtis and hans ulrich obrist in conversation by serpentine. 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. Joining him is the legendary performance artist and icon, marina abramovic, who describes obrists book as a unique and insightful guide which enables the reader to discover unexplored paths for a new curatorial approach. Lives of the artists, lives of the architects hans.
Everything i do is somehow connected to velocity rachel cooke swiss curator hans ulrich obrist talks and travels incessantly, barely sleeps and never cooks. In the summer of 1993, i left switzerland for paris and borrowed a room used by the artists gloria friedmann and bertrand lavier. Our brothers and sisters in hospitality with hotels in austin, marfa, san antonio, san francisco, and todos santos. A brief history of curating hansulrich obrist, lionel. Visions of the future was curated by hans ulrich obrist, codirector, exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new. Hans ulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. From worldrenowned curator hans ulrich obrist, lives of the artists, lives of the architects offers a unique opportunity to learn about the lives and creativity of the worlds leading artistshans ulrich obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the worlds greatest living artists since he began in switzerland, aged 19, with fischli and weiss. Obrist is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and innovative curators of international contemporary art working today. 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. Hans ulrich obrist found his paris hotel room too dreary so he invited round some artists to liven things up.
Im a huge fan of olafur eliassons artwork and this book is a window into his mind and projects. Im interested in knowing about the transition between your childhood years in. The video above documents curtis s introduction to the film and a conversation held with hans ulrich obrist at the. Architect rem koolhaas and curator hans ulrich obrist compile a history of metabolism. Books by hans ulrich obrist author of ways of curating. Hans ulrich obrist has 261 books on goodreads with 18364 ratings. Because of this, eflux and hans ulrich obrist have decided to create a solo show of adam curtis filmsfebruary 11april 14, 2012. It features twenty years of do it, for which artists instructions are sent out to galleries around the world for their own interpretation. In 1997, you were nominated artistic director of the expo 2001 in neuchatel. Jul 29, 2017 curator, critic, and art historian hans ulrich obrist joins hammer chief curator connie butler in a discussion on the work of marisa merz.
Dan colen in conversation with hans ulrich obrist on vimeo. To emphasize the relationship between the instagramer and the community we asked curator, as well as prolific instagramer hans ulrich obrist to select images from each verso left page for emphasis on the recto right page in some cases choosing one image and at times choing 2,3,4 or the full page. Hans ulrich obrists pioneering do it show moves online. Hans ulrich obrist is a curator at the serpentine, a gallery in londons. The swiss polymath, who has been the director of the serpentine gallery in london since 2005, has helped to define the modern idea of what a curator is. Come and go as you please by choosing your ideal check in and out times. Hans ulrich obrist aka huo is the art worlds favorite curator. 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.
Jul 03, 20 hans ulrich obrist aka huo is the art worlds favorite curator. Consisting of stephen shores complete instagram feed on the verso page left up to the date of printing. Hans ulrich obrist is a marathon runner of daily discussions, conversations and exchanges with artists, architects, scientists, thinkers and writers. The following is the text of an interview with jg ballard by hans ulrich obrist. Serpentine galleries presented the third installment of this symposium and research project, presented as part of the general ecology project. A look through curator hans ulrich obrists experimental feed. From worldrenowned curator hans ulrich obrist, lives of the artists, lives of the architects offers a unique opportunity to learn about the lives and creativity of the worlds leading artistshans ulrich obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the worlds greatest living artists since he began in switzerland, aged 19, with. Rio, curated by klaus biesenbach, director of moma ps1, and hans ulrich obrist, codirector of the serpentine galleries in london, and in close collaboration with luiz camillo osorio, curator of. Hans ulrich obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the worlds greatest living artists since he began in switzerland, aged 19, with fischli and weiss. Curator, critic, and art historian hans ulrich obrist joins hammer chief curator connie butler in a discussion on the work of marisa merz. Butler and ulrich obrist discuss current issues in the contemporary art world including the art market and undervalued artists, making exhibitions that change art history, and finding new artists in a globalized contemporary art field. Hans ulrich obrist was born in zurich in 1968 and currently lives and works in london, where he is codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects. A lecture by simon castets and hans ulrich obrist on the occasion of 89pluss research in norway sunday 26 november 2017, 14.
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