My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work. Hans-Ulrich Obrist americangreathistorian 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
I'm trying to expand the notion of curating. Exhibitions need not only take place in galleries, need not only involve displaying objects. Art can appear where we expect it least. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artcuratedisplay 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
Our economy's growth functions by inciting us to produce more and more with each passing year. In turn, we require cultural forms to enable us to sort through the glut, and our rituals are once again directed towards the immaterial, towards quality and not quantity. Hans-Ulrich Obrist culturaldirecteconomy share on social
At a certain time, an artist needs a big retrospective. At other times, they need a more focused exhibition. It's a different story each time; it's about establishing a dialogue. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artistbigdialogue Change image and share on social
At Performa in New York, there are a lot of commissions, but Manchester Festival is the only festival where everything is fully produced by the festival. Hans-Ulrich Obrist commissionfestivalfully Change image and 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
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
Alex Poots has always made a bridge between highly experimental and the mainstream. Hans-Ulrich Obrist alexbridgeexperimental Change image and share on social
