Ways of Curating
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374535698 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hans Ulrich Obrist is a Swiss-born curator and writer. He is the co-director of exhibitions and programs and the co-director of international projects at the Serpentine Galleries, London. His previous books include A Brief History of Curating;A Brief History of New Music; Everything You Always Wanted to Ask About Curating but Were Afraid to Ask; Sharp Tongues, Loose
It skips between centuries and continents, flitting from meetings with the artists who have inspired him (including Gerhard Richter, Louise Bourgeois, and Gilbert and George) to biographies of influential figures such as Diaghilev and Walter Hopps. The world's most influential contemporary-art curator explores the history and practice of his craftHans Ulrich Obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twenty-three years old. It describes some of the greatest exhibitions in history, as well as some of the greatest exhibitions never realized. Since then he has staged more than 250 shows internationally, many of them among the most influential exhibits of our age.Ways of Curating is a compendium of the insights Obrist has gained from his years of extraordinary work in the art world. It traces the evolution of collections from Athanasius Kircher's seventeenth-century Wunderkammer to modern museums, and points the way for projects yet to come.Obrist has rescued the word "curate" from wine stores and playlists to remind us of the power inherent in looking at art--and at t
Obrist emerges as both scholarly and energetically engaged with the proliferation of ideas in modern culture today.” Carl Wilkinson, Financial Times“Brisk, eclectic In recent decades, the art world has been somewhat tediously obsessed with this 'curatorial turn' and its apparent undermining of artists and critics alike. But Obrist is a good example of the expanded possibilities of the job, and the sheer energy he has brought to working with artists themselves is the abiding impression of Ways of Curating.” Brian Dillon, Literary Review. In result, half the world is starting to live in the future now.” Yoko O
and what seemed like self-aggrandizement. "I met him The first two or three chapters of WAYS OF CURATING were very engaging, and quite promising. Then the book descended into a fog of buzzwords, cliches, and what seemed like self-aggrandizement. "I met him. I talked with her. He is one of my role models. I taught him this. I am making this grand synthesis." So much name dropping—but not very interesting names to those not in the German-centric art world. What comes through is a kind of strange e. "The fascinating world of curation -- who knew?" according to P. Stern. What an exuberant, border-crossing, time-and-space traveling missile of a book! With Obrist as our guide we enter into the fascinating history of curation as well as countless conversations and exhibitions of the present. This linked series of essays far exceeded my expectations and provided pleasure and learning beyond its relatively few pages. Obrist's life pulses with creativity, experimentation, and cosmopolitanism; this is an exciting introduct. "Excellent. Could Have Been A Bit Better" according to Rajiv Chopra. I quite like this book, as it did open my eyes to the fact that the curating world is a fairly multi-layered world, and it goes way beyond just hanging pictures on a wall.What I like is the rather simple manner in which he writes, and this kept me somewhat engaged throughout. There is a lot of name-dropping, and this does spoil the book somewhat.Also, when he uses terms like 'the greatest artist' etc, I cannot help but think that he, like many Weste