Obrist, hansulrich born in dresden in 1932, gerhard richter studied wallpainting at the socialist dresdner akademie, before settling in dusseldorf in 1961. Hayward gallery, 1999 isbn 1853321923 aa shelfmark. Hans ulrich obrist collaborators independent curators. Gerhard richter is one of the foremost artists of his generation.
And then he placed a board with small feathers on it on the top shelf, setting up a charming visual rhyme in and amongst the few jars and cans that had somehow. A guide to the extreme present with douglas coupland and hans ulrich obrist penguinblue rider, march 2015. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. Gerhard richter dedicated this artists book to the art historian hans ulrich obrist who he has worked with for many years. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new. 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. Elbe, november and others philipp kaiser museum ludwig, colonia, germania, 20. Well i trained as an english literature guy, and i trained in the era of historicism, and historicism meant, you know, youve. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new yorker.
Bilder serien hans ulrich obrist fondation beyeler, riehen, svizzera, 2014 mostre gerhard richter. He can easily, from the outside, appear a little bit sphinxlike, gnomic and enigmatic. Hans ulrich obrist has 261 books on goodreads with 18194 ratings. 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. The daily practice of painting writings and interviews 19621993. Hans ulrich obrist is a curator at the serpentine, a gallery in. Artist books hans ulrich obrist fondation beyeler, riehen, svizzera, 2014 pitture early photo paintings robert storr tate modern, londra, regno unito, 2012 pitture 18 october 1977 robert storr tate modern, londra, regno unito, 2012. Central to his work is a strong set of values which throughout his career he has expressed in extensive notes and writings, and in provocative and memorable public declarations in which he shows himself the master of the paradoxical statement. Hans ulrich obrist is the artistic director at the serpentine galleries in london, a firmly established venue at the pinnacle of contemporary art.
The original volume of gerhard richters writings was. You dont have to go to school to be a wise collector. Heavy cloth, with debossed title stamped in black on cover, no dust jacket as issued. Soon afterward, obrist was entranced by a gerhard richter exhibition in bern, and asked richter. Hans ulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. One of the defining characteristics of the career of the swissborn curator hans ulrich obrist is his constant movement, not just from citytocity or.
Version ii hans ulrich obrist serpentine gallery, londra, regno unito, 2008 mostre paintings 19632007 national art museum of china, pechino, cina, 2008 mostre gerhard richter germania, 2005. I could not afford bookshelves, but i had these boxes. Since then he has staged more than 250 shows internationally, many of them among the most influential exhibits of our age. Even if you are not that interested in contemporary art, it is likely you have heard of hans ulrich obrist. Is it necessary to understand the forces effective in other fields of knowledge. You can educate yourself about art reproductions by reading art magazines, visiting many different art galleries, attending art fairs or expos, etc.
Born in 1932 in dresden, gerhard richter is considered one of the worlds greatest living painters and now nearly 80 years old, agreed to talk about his work, as a small film crew documents his creative process. Hans ulrich obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twentythree years old. Hans ulrich obrist found his paris hotel room too dreary so he invited round some artists to liven things up. The swissborn curator and writer is a passionate observer of everything that moves in and around the art world. Piccola bagnante 100 bilder mostre gerhard richter.
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These elements are juxtaposed with photographs showing details of richter s paintings, depicting. How did you come to philosophy or how did philosophy come to you. Writings 19621993 richter, gerhard, obrist, hans ulrich, britt, david on. Hans ulrich obrist is also the creative director at the serpentine galleries. Hans ulrich obrist discusses gerhard richters artist books in the framework of the exhibition bilder serien, fondation beyeler, 2014. Hanspeter feldmann decided to make an exhibition within the exhibition in my refrigerator. He found six eggs made out of dark marble, which he placed in the egg rack in the fridge door. An alternative atlas of contemporary cartographies hans ulrich obrist. Hans ulrich obrist, codirector of the serpentine gallery, photographed by suki dhanda for the observer at the serpentine. Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. Essays in english by birgit pelzer and guy tosatto.
In the summer of 1993, i left switzerland for paris and borrowed a room used by the artists gloria friedmann and bertrand lavier. The richter interviews hans ulrich obrist, gerhard richter on. 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. The best books on contemporary art recommended by hans ulrich obrist. 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. Collecting art can be done by anyone, but an expert knows what to look for and where to find it. I met alighiero boetti in rome the same year i met gerhard richter, annette messager. The daily practice of painting writings and interviews 19621993 richter, gerhard, obrist, hans ulrich on. Buy hans ulrich obrist books and gifts, all with free worldwide delivery. Designed by gerhard richter and gabriele sabolewski. 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. 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. The publications and publication projects of hans ulrich obrist. The best books on contemporary art five books expert.
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