Hans Ulrich Obrist

 
Curator and critic Hans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968 in Zurich, lives and works in London) is considered one of the most influential figure in the art world. He joined the Serpentine Gallery (London) as Co-Director of International Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects in 2006.
 
Hans Ulrich Obrist - The Indian Files
2025
English edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
forthcoming
A much-needed mapping of the Indian art scene.
Hans Ulrich Obrist -
2025
English edition
Sternberg Press - Imagine/otherwise
forthcoming
In this deeply personal volume, Simone Fattal's close friend and confidante Hans Ulrich Obrist delves into the artist's past to explore the remarkable breadth of her body of work.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - Ever Gaia
2023
English edition
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The most accessible introduction to the life and work of James Lovelock (1919-2022), and a guide to address today's "polycrisis."
Hans Ulrich Obrist - Archipelago
2021
English edition
ISOLARII
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15 years of conversations between Caribbean philosopher Édouard Glissant and his friend Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - Brève histoire des musiques actuelles
2021
French edition
Les presses du réel – Music & Sound Arts – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
An anthology.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - An Exhibition Always Hides Another Exhibition - Texts on Hans Ulrich Obrist
2019
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
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A collection of essays and portraits on one of the most influential art critic and curator of today.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - Somewhere Totally Else
2018
English edition
JRP|Editions - Hapax
(last copies available!)
An anthology of texts selected from Obrist's contribution to the weekend supplement of the Swiss Tages-Anzeiger newspaper: a survey of contemporary art and cultural world of the 2010s, written in the style of a diary. This publication offers 80 entries written between 2012 and 2017, a series of drawings by British artist David Shrigley, and an index listing the names and places mentioned in the columns.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - The Czech Files
2014
English edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
Czech artists of the 1960s–1970s.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - Sharp Tongues, Loose Lips, Open Eyes, Ears to the Ground
2014
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
The collected essays presented here form the compartments of Hans Ulrich Obrist's curatorial toolbox, along with elucidating his views on stewardship, patronage, and art itself. Influences and interlocutors cited and discussed here include, among others, Alexander Dorner, Édouard Glissant, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Jean-François Lyotard, Dominique de Menil, Josef Ortner, Cedric Price, Sir John Soane, and Harald Szeemann.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - A Brief History of New Music
2014
English edition
Les presses du réel – Music & Sound Arts – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
An anthology on new musical forms in the 20th century.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Curating* - *But Were Afraid to Ask
2011
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
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.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - A Post-Olympic Beijing Mini-Marathon
2010
English edition
JRP|Editions - Anthologies & Art Theory
The Beijing report: a portrait of a changing situation and unique generation of cultural producers in China today.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - A Brief History of Curating
2009
English edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
currently out of stock
The bestseller publication dedicated to pioneering curators and presents a unique collection of interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - ...dontstopdontstopdontstopdontstop
2007
French edition
Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Documents
JRP|Editions - Documents (co-edition Les presses du réel)
sold out
A compendium of texts containing famous exhibition case studies, involving some of the more thought-provoking artists, architects, and scientists of our time. A must-have for anyone interested in the unusual strategies of a curator-at-large.
Hans Ulrich Obrist - ...dontstopdontstopdontstopdontstop
2006
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
sold out
A compendium of texts containing famous exhibition case studies, involving some of the more thought-provoking artists, architects, and scientists of our time. A must-have for anyone interested in the unusual strategies of a curator-at-large.
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