Do it book hans ulrich obrist and fischlie

Over the past couple months, with much of the art world in isolation, curator hans ulrich obrist. With his newest book, internationally renowned curator hans ulrich obrist brings together 20 years of his do it project. Hans ulrich obrist, the swiss powercurator who mounted a major show of young british artists two years before sensation, is being lined up to take over from philip dodd as the director of the. The best books on contemporary art recommended by hans ulrich obrist. The future of art according to hans ulrich obrist artsy. In 1991 fischliweiss and christian boltanski suggested i do my first show. 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. He thinks information doesnt necessarily produce memory, that maybe amnesia is widespread in the digital age. Hans ulrich obrist is a curator at the serpentine, a gallery in londons kensington. From this encounter arose the idea of an exhibition of.

Do it edited by hans ulrich obrist, published jointly with revolver, frankfurtmain. The conversation developed into the question of whether a show could be made from scores or written. In 1993, hans ulrich obrist together with artists christian boltanski and bertrand lavier, conceived do it, an exhibition based entirely on artists instructions, which could be followed to create temporary art works for the duration of a show. The do it book contains artworks by more than 100 international artists in the form of do ityourself text instructions to be completed by the reader. 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. This first collection of essays from renowned curator and critic hans ulrich obrist is essential in any contemporary thinkers library. Since then, do it has always taken place in public and in privatespheres of life that for many have coalesced in recent months, says obrist. Based on the traveling exhibition and eflux online project curated by hans ulrich obrist, the book also includes a selection of essays and interviews, and offers comprehensive material on the groundbreaking show. If art takes place in a contemporary art museum where we expect it, what does it mean.

Hans ulrich obrist, who speaks about swiss artists peter fischli and the. Do it at eflux is produced and presented by electronic flux corp. Hans ulrich obrists pioneering do it show moves online. 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. The age of earthquakes by douglas coupland, hans ulrich. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new yorker. With do it in hand, you will be able to make a work of someone elses art yourself. A highly provocative, mindbending, beautifully designed, and visionary look at the landscape of our rapidly evolving digital era. It also arose from a conversation i had with rosemarie trockel, who said that i should go and interview really old people, those who have seen the most. The best books on contemporary art five books expert. Alongside his collected interviews rleased a few years back, it is the cornerstone of one of todays most original thinkers on contemporary art.

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. Do it, edited by hans ulrich obrist announcements eflux. A life changing moment for him was meeting fischli and weiss, to whom the book is. 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. Curator talk hans ulrich obrist on david weiss swiss institute. And that became the template for the first do it book.

The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new. 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. Uk gallery curator calls for public art project in.

Hans ulrich obrist interested in time, hans ulrich obrist. Buy do it book online at low prices in india do it. The swiss curator hans ulrich obrist joined the serpentine gallery as codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects in april 2006. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Hans ulrich obrist delivering his keynote at the armory show the line for last weeks keynote lecture at the armory show was as long as the speakers resume. The swiss polymath, who has been the director of the serpentine gallery in london since. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london.

Hans ulrich obrist i suppose it has to do with something rem koolhaas once said. Lavierwith whom obrist collaborated on do it in the 1990sand alighiero boetti. My early encounter with the swiss artists fischliweiss changed the way i. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Hans ulrich obrist on the artists who changed his life art agenda. Hansulrich obrist, serpentine galleries, london chapter.

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. Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. 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. There are few in the art world that see more, write more, or speak to more artists than serpentine galleries codirector hans ulrich obrist. Serpentine superstar hans ulrich obrist reveals the delights and dangers of his.

Swiss supercurator hans ulrich obrist tells swissinfo. The compendium, a thick, orange, 448page manual, like an art recipe book. Phaidons defining contemporary art book at moma in new york. Obrist is an advocate and archivist for artists, and has said. Hans ulrich obrist said what he had in mind was similar to roosevelts public works of art project in the 1930s. Since 1991, the 45yearold obrist has curated and cocurated more than 200 solo and group exhibitions and biennials.

Their discussion focused on the use of written instructions to make works of art in an effort to observe the effects of translation. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. For one of obrists early shows, do it, which debuted in klagenfurt, austria, in 1994. Since1993 do it has provided its public with how to pages of instructions written by more than 200 of the most important artists and writers working today since its initiation by hans ulrich obrist in dialogue with christian boltanski and bertrand lavier. 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. Hi tiziana, buonasera, i hope youre very well, great to see you, hello. Hans ulrich obrist talks about the beauty of art created from instructions. Writings from 19902006 by visionary curator hans ulrich obrist. A history of the unrealised part i by hans ulrich obrist flash art. Ecology will be at the heart of everything we do the serpentine galleries artistic director will reduce his flying very significantly as the london institution goes green. Books by author hans ulrich obrist at boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore page 1. Based on the concept of a do ityourself manual, do it provides step by step. Do it by hansulrich obrist, 9781938922015, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2.

Hans ulrich obrists kitchen photographed by peter fischli and david weiss. 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. 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. Peter fischli and david weiss inspired the curator to ditch politics and concentrate on. An acclaimed curator, hans ulrich obrist is also a brilliant interviewer.

The lecture will also cover the many collaborations between hans ulrich obrist and fischliweiss including hotel carlton palace. One of my favourite exhibitions is called do it, which i cocurated with the artists. A column conceived by hans ulrich obrist on his unrealized projects. Hansulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. Peter fischli david weiss boris groys, mark godfrey, emily wei rales, ali nemerov, peter fischli, david weiss, hans ulrich obrist. These books somehow brought me to art, he has said. Hans ulrich obrist aka huo is the art worlds favorite curator. Even if you are not that interested in contemporary art, it is likely you have heard of hans ulrich obrist. The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written instructions by artists as a point.

The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take scores or written instructions by artists as a point of departure. 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. Wellknown curator and art scene networker hans ulbricht obrist gave an insight into his journey from a young art enthusiast curating his first art show in his kitchen 27 people attended. This publication is the result of visits carried out by hans ulrich obrist to artists studios in prague around 2001 and 2008. 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.