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In addition, it features a foreword by serpentine galleries directors julia peytonjones and hans ulrich obrist as well as an essay by writer, curator and. Few young artists so instinctively grasp the zeitgeist as does ed atkins. 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 obrist s ways of curating looks to inspire all those engaged in the creation of culture. The authorial principle thats still there in the gesamtkunstwerk is very imperial. In addition, it features a foreword by serpentine galleries directors julia peyton jones and hans ulrich obrist as well as an essay by writer, curator and. And, having literally written the book on curating, there are few better positioned to see what shape art will take in the future. To begin with the beginning, i wanted to ask you to tell us how it all started, if you had an epiphany or a revelation. Director joseph grigely the huo archive is located at room 705 112 s. For instance, artists shared in all tasks relating to my exhibitions, not just their individual pieces. An exhibition always hides another exhibition texts on hans ulrich. Dan colen in conversation with hans ulrich obrist on vimeo. Ed atkins is a london, uk based artist best known for his video art and poetry.
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Taking place during art basel, switzerland, obrist and biesenbach invited 14 international artists to each activate a room, exploring the relationship between space, time, and physicality with an artwork whose material is the human being. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new yorker. A brief history of curating hansulrich obrist, lionel. Hans ulrich obrist is a contributing editor of kaleidoscope. It is dedicated to the exploration of the diverse histories of co. Hansulrich obrist tops list of art worlds most powerful art and. Lives of the artists, lives of the architects by hans ulrich. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. 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.
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. An artist who explores the deep creepiness of facialrecognition. Why, then, is the ed we see and hear in interviews so far from admitting this. Curated by rebecca lamarchevadelhans ulrich obrist.
Jun, 2014 hear about the extraordinary research of martin rees, astronomer royal, in conversation with curator and art critic hans ulrich obrist. John berger in conversation with hans ulrich obrist on vimeo. May 07, 2015 lives of the artists, lives of the architects ebook written by hans ulrich obrist. Sarah morris and hans ulrich obrist in conversation. Secondly, i continue to curate exhibitions in peoples. Before practicing architecture he studied mathematics, which influenced his particular conception of architecture and the city. 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. This claim seems even more defensible for me, at least when you read his aforementioned poetry. Initiated by hans ulrich obrist in 2006, the inaugural 24hour interview marathon was cocurated continue reading transformation marathon. 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. Alongside his collected interviews rleased a few years back, it is the cornerstone of one of todays most original thinkers on contemporary art.
Hans ulrich obrist is an art curator, critic and historian. Britishborn and berlinbased artist ed atkins will be at the shop to present his new publication a primer for cadavers, published by fitzcarraldo editions. Richard wentworth named the kitchen show world soup, while fischli and weiss took the exhibition photographs. Texts by sam keller, hans ulrich obrist, klaus biesenbach, jacques herzog, renata. Conceived by atkins as an artists book, the main body is a collage of imagery. 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. Since his first show world soup the kitchen show in 1991, he has curated more than 300 shows. Follow hans ulrich obrists instagram account to see all 4,191 of their photos and videos.
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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. Ed atkins oxford, uk, 1982 makes videos, draws, and writes, reflexively performing the ways in which contemporary modes of representation from bathetic poetry to computergenerated animation attempt to do justice to powerfully emotional and embodied experience. A seer reader by mike sperlinger, julia peytonjones, hans ulrich obrist, ed atkins isbn. Architect rem koolhaas and curator hans ulrich obrist compile a history of metabolism. Everything you always wanted to know about curating but were afraid to ask sternberg press 18mar2011. Ed atkins in conversation with hans ulrich obrist performance. Books by hans ulrich obrist author of ways of curating. Hans ulrich obrist and sarah morris, an open system meets an open system.
The question that arises in connection with these experiments is that of the gesamtkunstwerk. Hans ulrich obrist i wanted to ask you about how it all started. Shop amongst our popular books, including 177, douglas coupland, the age of earthquakes and more from hans ulrich obrist. Obrist is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and innovative curators of international contemporary art working today. Secondly, i continue to curate exhibitions in peoples houses, which brings a different focus and a special intimacy. Apr 02, 2015 lives of the artists, lives of the architects by hans ulrich obrist. Hans ulrichs ideas pass through the art world as well as through instagram and social media. Kinfolks contributing editor hans ulrich obrist has turned curatorial work into a work of art in itself. 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 is a. Zak group is a londonbased office with an international reputation for creating design and art direction for cultural and commercial clients. Lives of the artists, lives of the architects by hans ulrich obrist. 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. Well i trained as an english literature guy, and i trained in the era of historicism, and historicism meant, you know, youve got.
Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. Hans ulrich obrist in conversation with kazuo shinohara. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. Is it necessary to understand the forces effective in other fields of knowledge. Hans ulrich obrist and connie butler hammer museum.
Ed atkins in conversation with hans ulrich obrist performance capture mif15 duration. Hansulrich obrist, the artistic director of londons serpentine. 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. Hansulrich obrist tops list of art worlds most powerful. Shop amongst our popular books, including 177, douglas coupland, the age of earthquakes and more from hans ulrich. Hear about the extraordinary research of martin rees, astronomer royal, in conversation with curator and art critic hans ulrich obrist. How did you come to philosophy or how did philosophy come to you. They discuss the key concepts behind mif15 exhibition performance capture whilst wearing facial capture.
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. Hans ulrich obrist has 261 books on goodreads with 18194 ratings. They discuss the key concepts behind mif15 exhibition. Kazuo shinohara 19252006 was a japanese architect, educator and writer. This is john berger in conversation with hans ulrich obrist by serpentine galleries on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. He can easily, from the outside, appear a little bit sphinxlike, gnomic and enigmatic.
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