Hans ulrich obrist

After 25 years in the art world, the Serpentine Galleries’ artistic director is more prolific than ever

For Port magazines 5th year anniversary celebration they have launched Port Ways of Seeing Series with Hans-Ulrich Obrist.

The celebrity curator may be a phenomenon on the rise, but before Klaus Biesenbach and Paola Antonelli, there was Hans Ulrich Obrist. Obrist, who's currently the co-director of exhibitions and programs and director of international programs at London's Serpentine Gallery, has a list of curatorial accomplishments so long, it's daunting. And it turns out he's been taking notes the whole time.

Quite a lot went on in 2003. Double-headed warmongering duo Bush and Blair dragged us into an unnecessary and unjust conflict in Iraq, Dirty Den Watts made a return to Albert Square, and over in Berlin, the first issue of _Sleek_ hit German newsstands.

Walter Hopps (curator) interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist, from A Brief History of Curating, published by JRP. ARTBOOK | DIGITAL online sample chapter from ISBN 9783905829556

An excerpt from Hal Foster's 'What Comes After Farce?', published May 2020 by Verso, reflects on the changing terrain of curating.

Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist on What Makes Painting an “Urgent” Medium Today http://lnk.al/2OjU #artnews

You probably know about the giant whale in the forest and the rebellious dinner party on The Met rooftop, but there's so much more to know about this important Argentinian artist. Let the curator's questions guide you through his work

The maverick Swiss curator takes us for an early morning jog into the new year

Hans-Ulrich Obrist, the artistic director of London’s Serpentine Galleries dubbed as the “curator who never sleeps”, has topped this year’s ArtReview Power 100 of the most influential people in the art world.