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
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
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
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 don't wake up in the morning and think about Franz Kline. Hans-Ulrich Obrist franzklinemorning Change image and share on social
Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artbaseboundary share on social
Exhibitions usually are not collected; they disperse after they take place. Hans-Ulrich Obrist collectdisperseexhibition 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