6 Quotes & Sayings By Hansulrich Obrist

Hans-Ulrich Obrist is Director of the Serpentine Gallery in London, which he cofounded with Lawrence Carroll. He is also the Senior Curator at the Bibliothèque nationale de France and has been a trustee of the Tate since 2002. He is currently an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA), and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in 2004. He was named Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Government in 2005 Read more

He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1997, his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 2000, and his Docteur d'Etat (Doctorate) from Paris-Sorbonne University in 2003.

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I spent 250 to 300 days of every year on the road. But in the end, I felt something was missing. I needed to be anchored so I could concentrate, so in 2000, I established a new methodology - the one I use today. I spent the week in my office and travelled every weekend, even at Christmas. HansUlrich Obrist
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My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated. HansUlrich Obrist
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In this new age of GPS, Google Earth and multidimensional digital maps, mapping is suddenly hugely relevant again. HansUlrich Obrist
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I founded a club, which is called the Brutally Early Club. It's basically a breakfast salon for the 21st century where art meets science meets architecture meets literature. HansUlrich Obrist
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I read whenever possible, and I buy books all the time, sometimes online, but mostly from bookshops. I love literature. If you want to understand art, it's important to understand what is also happening in literature, in music, in science, in architecture. HansUlrich Obrist