My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated. Hans-Ulrich Obrist curatefamousgallery Change image and share on social
To keep art stimulating, it's important to open it up to new horizons, which includes showing it in unexpected contexts. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artcontexthorizon Change image and share on social
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
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. Hans-Ulrich Obrist architectureartbook share on social
For me, the making of exhibitions has always had to do with dialogue: a concentrated, in-depth, focused dialogue with artists, who keep teaching me that exhibitions should always invent new rules for the game. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artistconcentratedepth share on social
My job is art curator, not artist. All I have ever wanted to do is immerse myself in art, to enjoy it, to learn about it, to write about it, to talk to others about it. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artartistcurator Change image and share on social
During my time at high school and university in Kreuzlingen and St. Gallen, I traveled around Europe looking at art, visiting artists, studios, galleries and museums. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artartisteurope Change image and share on social
In this new age of GPS, Google Earth and multidimensional digital maps, mapping is suddenly hugely relevant again. Hans-Ulrich Obrist agedigitalearth Change image and share on social
I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artbackbeautiful share on social
I don't wake up in the morning and think about Franz Kline. Hans-Ulrich Obrist franzklinemorning Change image and share on social