From 1991 to 2000, I was totally nomadic. I was travelling 300 days a year and building out my research. These were a bit like my learning and migrating years, so to say. Hans-Ulrich Obrist bitebuildday Change image and share on social
Everything I do is somehow connected to velocity. Hans-Ulrich Obrist connectvelocity Change image and share on social
Numerous are the posthumous museums and memorials devoted exclusively to one artist, architect or author and designed to preserve or artificially reconstruct the namesake's original working or living conditions. Hans-Ulrich Obrist architectartificiallyartist share on social
It's quite an obscure notion for a kid, no? To want to be a curator. But even then, I knew that I would do this. Hans-Ulrich Obrist curatorkidknow Change image and share on social
For me, it's always been very essential to work on projects that one can work on almost for their entire life. Hans-Ulrich Obrist entireessentiallife Change image and share on social
Fly-in, fly-out curating nearly always produces superficial results; it's a practice that goes hand in hand with the fashion for applying the word 'curating' to everything that involves simply making a choice - radio playlists, hotel decor, even the food stalls in New York's High Line Park. Hans-Ulrich Obrist applychoicecurate share on social
When I was a kid and started to be obsessed by art in the 1980s, the art world was in this polarity Warhol/Beuys, Beuys/Warhol. Both expended the notion of art extremely, but in very different ways. Hans-Ulrich Obrist 1980sartbeuy Change image and share on social
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. Hans-Ulrich Obrist amazeartcity Change image and share on social
Mr. Koons's work has always inspired architects, which I think is very interesting. I think he is an artist who has reinvented himself so many times and reinvented so many different series. Hans-Ulrich Obrist architectartistinspire Change image and share on social
I'm very interested in the idea of unusual museums, ones that are not necessarily contemporary art museums - more like historical collections or house museums. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artcollectioncontemporary Change image and share on social