A conversation with artists, architects, designers always somehow marks the beginning of my shows, and in this case it was a combination with the two french artists, christian boltanksi and bertrand lavier, whom i had met when i was a teenager, right at the beginning of my work. Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. I was very surprised to discover so much of your writing in this book, wu shanzhuan. But there are many who know just his name or just his initials, huo. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new yorker. Dec 07, 2017 art world curator hans ulrich obrist will soon be deciding what nyc high school students learn in art class. 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. Hans ulrich obrist aka huo is the art worlds favorite curator. No two versions of do it instructions are ever identical when carried out. In anticipation of her upcoming solo show at moma ps1 the chinese artists first in the u. One of the things i wanted to ask you first is about the role of your writing.
Weaving together life, art and consciousness, this book turns the idea of the suffering artist on its head and instead replaces it with the idea that our mental capacity, and ability to reach inner peace acts as our biggest creative driver. From ian cheng, i have come to understand the value of reducing the enormous amount of emails that. Hans ulrich obrist is the artistic director at the serpentine galleries in london, a firmly established venue at the pinnacle of contemporary art. Our conversation starts with a discussion about art galleries, then obrist veers off on a tangent about 20thcentury architecture, which somehow leads him to pondering the. Hansulrich obrist director serpentine gallery linkedin.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. 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. Curator hans ulrich obrist will soon be deciding what nyc. The exhibition takes place in the interspaces between interpretation and negotiation. Please enter an email address please enter a valid. In result, half the world is starting to live in the future now. Curated by hans ulrich obrist, do it began in paris in 1993 as a conversation between obrist and the artists christian boltanski and bertrand lavier. Do it rejects the notion of the original in favor of an openended conception of the creation of the work. Enjoy the best hansulrich obrist quotes page 2 at brainyquote. Wu shanzhuan and hans ulrich obrist the new yorker. He has written a number of books including a conversation series with artists and. 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. Hans ulrich obrist talks his instagram project the art of handwriting by leigh silver leigh silver is an arts and culture writer and editor whos always looking for that highbrow.
Mar 26, 2015 discover book depositorys huge selection of hans ulrich obrist books online. Hans ulrich obrist collaborators independent curators. 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. Edited and with introduction by hans ulrich obrist. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. The best books on contemporary art five books expert. Obrist was concerned with how exhibition formats could be rendered more flexible and openended.
We will share it with the relevant departments within the serpentine galleries with the aim of improving. Hans ulrich obrist interested in time, hans ulrich obrist. If a response is required, we will aim to contact you within two working days. And he doesnt just want to talk about his life as a curator, or about hack space, the exhibition hes helped organise here in hong kong he wants to talk about everything. I think i had my first email address in 93 or 94, so i think when we started do it, i wasnt on email yet. Mekas catches up with hans ulrich obrist from his loft in brooklyn to discuss being from a preradio generation and witnessing the internet generation, why hes not an archivist, and his pantheistic roots. An exhibition always hides another exhibition is a collective portrait of hans ulrich obrist composed by friends, collaborators, admirers, and inquisitors. Essays and portraits on the career and influence of curator hans ulrich obrist. The use of images in mathematics certainly stands completely against the ideology of the 1960s and 70s, when the sciences were sharply classified according to whether images are or are not important.
Follow hans ulrich obrists instagram account to see all 4,155 of their photos and videos. Obrist organised his first art exhibition at the age of 23 from his kitchen. 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. We do not require that those applying for any volunteer roles work 5 days a. Swiss curator hans ulrich obrist talks and travels incessantly, barely sleeps and never cooks. The radical, internationally renowned curator and cultural instigator hans ulrich obrist never looks back. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Ways of curating is a unique and insightful guide which enables the reader to discover unexplored paths for a new curatorial approach. Someone tells me that art is the lingua franca of the new global elite and that hans ulrich obrist is its davos man.
I knew i wanted to work with artists and be useful to them. 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. If you think of something after your visit that you would like to share with us, the quickest way is by telephone. He is the artistic director of the serpentine galleries in london. Entertaining explanation of why curating is vital part of the arts today. Do it, edited by hans ulrich obrist, published jointly with revolver, frankfurtmain. Curated by hans ulrich obrist, do it began in paris in 1993 as a conversation between the artists christian boltanski and. Filmmaker jonas mekas skypes with hans ulrich obrist about. Obrist, who considers do it not a sprint but a marathon and the book a progress report on a perpetually openended project, writes. Hans ulrich obrist is one of the most fascinating figures in contemporary art.
Do it is not only the title of an exhibition that hans ulrich obrist curated in 1997, but it also sums him up. He has curated over 150 exhibitions internationally since 1991, including do it, take me. The best books on contemporary art recommended by hans ulrich obrist. Lawrence weiner replied, the future is what we construct from what we remember of the pastthe present is the time of instantaneous revelation. New book and projects expand hans ulrich obrists participatoryart movement you can do it new book and projects expand hans ulrich obrists participatoryart movement.
Even if you are not that interested in contemporary art, it is likely you have heard of hans ulrich obrist. Hans ulrich obrist is the kim kardashian of the art world. He can easily, from the outside, appear a little bit sphinxlike, gnomic and enigmatic. 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.
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. Accompanying self s insightful and engaging text is an indepth interview between hirst and hans ulrich obrist, codirector of londons serpentine gallery, and also an essay by art historian andcurator rudi fuchs that considers and explores the significance of for the love of god in relation to hirsts oeuvre. 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. The codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects for the serpentine gallery is one of the most prolific, handson, art curators in. Is it necessary to understand the forces effective in other fields of knowledge. For one of obrists early shows, do it, which debuted in klagenfurt, austria, in 1994, twelve.
The book also includes central writings by such artists as lygia clark and helio oiticica, joseph beuys, augusto boal, felix gonzaleztorres, thomas hirschhorn, and rirkrit tiravanija. Hans ulrich obrists most popular book is ways of curating. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hans ulrich obrist books online. Artistic director of londons serpentine galleries hansulrich obrists ten favorite books include works by carl jung, edouard glissant, maryse conde, lydia cabrera, and more. Do it edited by hans ulrich obrist, published jointly with revolver, frankfurtmain. The swiss curator hans ulrich obrist joined the serpentine gallery as codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects in april 2006. In his 2016 memoircumart world commentary hans ulrich obrist hear us, bill burns leads the reader on an energetic jaunt through vignettes from his childhood in regina, saskatchewan and later years working as a professional artist in canada and further afield. In 1996, three years after the inception of do it, curator robert fleck interviewed hans ulrich obrist on the impetus for organizing the generative exhibition. The serpentine galleries artistic director will reduce his flying very. Books by hans ulrich obrist author of ways of curating. Somewhat of an enigma in the art world, hans ulrich obrist is a rarity these days. Obrist is an advocate and archivist for artists, and has said. Art world curator hans ulrich obrist will soon be deciding what nyc high school students learn in art class.
Aug 28, 2016 what inspires hans ulrich obrist and seven other cultural tastemakers. A conversation with artists, architects, designers always somehow marks the beginning of my shows, and in this case it was a combination with the two french artists, christian boltanksi and bertrand lavier, whom i had met when i was a. With his newest book, internationally renowned curator hans ulrich obrist brings together 20 years of his do it project. Hansulrich obrist at a certain moment, when i started. These books somehow brought me to art, he has said. What inspires hans ulrich obrist and seven other cultural tastemakers. 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. And that became the template for the first do it book. 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. So we all got a plane and starting researching asian cities.
The 9 books every artist should have on their shelf. Based on the concept of a do ityourself manual, do it provides step by step. I knew about metabolism through rem, from the first day we met, when we did the cities on the move exhibition it was a very hectic day and he needed to catch a plane to hong kong, so he said it would be better not to discuss asia in rotterdam, but in hong kong. The swiss curator hans ulrich obrist joined the serpentine gallery as. From personal anecdotes to analytic estimations to visual representations, the contributions respond to the questions that frame the book. Our conversation starts with a discussion about art galleries, then obrist veers off on a tangent about 20thcentury architecture. Hans ulrich obrist is a curator at the serpentine, a gallery in londons. Mar 08, 2015 hans ulrich obrist, codirector of the serpentine gallery, photographed by suki dhanda for the observer at the serpentine. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new. His do it project began as a kind of artistic call and response. For this book project he compiled a list of quotes on what the future will be by some of the creative figures of his acquaintance. The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written instructions by artists as a point of departure, which could be interpreted anew each time they were enacted. And it features recent critical and curatorial debates, with discussions by lars bang larsen, nicolas bourriaud, hal foster, and hansulrich obrist. What inspires hans ulrich obrist and seven other cultural.
Jonas mekasyes, i can hear you, but i dont see you. I realized that there was no book, which was kind of a shock. An artistic and intellectual impresario who has been described as being everywhere at once. You may prefer to send us your feedback in writing. However, this is not the case as the book is not originally signed by those three people. The swissborn curator and writer is a passionate observer of everything that moves in and around the art world. An exhibition always hides another exhibition the mit press. Marina abramovic hans ulrich obrist is a passionate communicator. Hans ulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. The father of long tails interview with benoit mandelbrot. I think email is becoming a more and more defunct medium, i do instagram direct message and definitely a.
Obrist shares his thoughts on the first iterations of the exhibition and the unending potential for future versions. With do it in hand, you will be able to make a work of someone elses art yourself. Last week we brought you a video of curator bob nickas criticising the reperformances of marina abramovic, part of a discussion surrounding phaidons defining contemporary art book at moma in new york. Hes a jetsetting curator who spends his life travelling the world, never sleeping, his brain stuffed full of encyclopaedic knowledge. Jun 19, 20 with his newest book, internationally renowned curator hans ulrich obrist brings together 20 years of his do it project.
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