Hans-Ulrich Obrist
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Biography
Hans Ulrich Obrist is a Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian. He is Artistic Director at the Serpentine Galleries, London.
"Making art is not the matter of a moment, and nor is making an exhibition; curating follows art."
"I think the art fair is very much a form of urbanism. I think something really happens to the cities when such a fair happens. The city becomes an exhibition; it's amazing."
"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."
"My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated."
"In this new age of GPS, Google Earth and multidimensional digital maps, mapping is suddenly hugely relevant again."
"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."
"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."