Hans ulrich obrist, the swiss powercurator who mounted a major show of young british artists two years before sensation, is being lined up to take over from philip dodd as the director of the. This extraordinary sixvolume slipcased production offers a comprehensive. Subjects range from richters place within art history to artists books. You dont have to go to school to be a wise collector. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Subjects discussed range from richters place within art history to artists books, architecture, religion, unrealized projects and his advice for young artists. Gerhard richter text by gerhard richter, 9780500093467, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Texts on hans ulrich obrist sternberg, 2019 the third book of a series of books of work by and about obrist, an exhibition always hides another exhibition constructs a visual and verbal portrait of obrist as both a curator and cultural interlocutor. Butler and ulrich obrist discuss current issues in the contemporary art world including the art market and undervalued artists, making exhibitions that change art history, and finding new artists in a globalized contemporary art field. The curator hans ulrich obrist discusses gerhard richters exhibition bilder serien, fondation beyeler, 2014. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. Since then he has staged more than 250 shows internationally, many of them among the most influential exhibits of our age. Gerhard richter books writings of the gerhard richter archive dresden. On a skimpy five hours sleep a night, he cocurates the serpentine gallery, writes books, and interviews everyone from gerhard richter to marina.
The texts in the book have been created by rearranging interviews by hans ulrich obrist using a random generator. Hans ulrich obrist has 258 books on goodreads with 18019 ratings. The future of art according to hans ulrich obrist artsy. Designed by gerhard richter and gabriele sabolewski. These are set in blocks without defined passages or paragraphs. Books by hans ulrich obrist author of ways of curating. The best books on contemporary art five books expert. Gerhard richter sils english, spanish and german edition oct 10, 20 by edited, hans ulrich obrist paperback.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gerhard richter and hans ulrich obrist first met in 1985. Texts by georges didihuberman, dieter schwarz, preface by hans ulrich obrist, graphic design by uwe koch, ed. Hans ulrich obrist is an art critic and codirector of the serpentine gallery in london. Mar 23, 2014 serpentine superstar hans ulrich obrist reveals the delights and dangers of his craft while yoko ono, david shrigley and more pick their alltime favourite show. Buy gerhard richter by hans ulrich obrist, gerhard richter from waterstones today.
Hans ulrich obrist is codirector of exhibitions and programs and director of international projects at the serpentine gallery in london. Hans ulrich obrist, the curator who never sleeps the new yorker. With a brush that deftly and romantically captures abstract details and blurred newspaper images alike, he has transformed our understanding of art in the age of photographic reproduction and massmedia imagery. Edited by hans ulrich obrist, it quickly became a basic text in all of the creative fields. For a painter who has so successfully neutralized the declarative potential of his medium, gerhard richter has committed to print a surprisingly large amount of. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Here he chooses nineteen of the greatest figures and presents their conversations, offering the reader intimacy with the artists and insight into their creative processes. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Gerhard richter gerhard richter and hans ulrich obrist have known each other since 1985. Jun 29, 2012 morning coffee jazz relaxing instrumental bossa nova jazz playlist have a nice day. Volume number 10 in the conversation series with the influential museum director, curator, writer and conversationalist hans ulrich obrist, is given over to an intensive talk with the important german conceptual artist, thomas demand, who constructs precise environments out of paper maquettes, which are then. Buy gerhard richter the daily practice of painting, oxfam, hans ulrich obrist editor, 0500278369, 9780500278369 cookies on oxfam we use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience on our website. Hans ulrich obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twentythree years old. Gerhard richter by hans ulrich obrist, 9783865606921, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Thomas demand by hans ulrich obrist tipi photo bookshop. Hans ulrich obrist on contemporary art books five books. Dec 18, 2014 many features of the kitchen show mark my work as a curator to this day. For me gerhard richter is not only one of the greatest living artists and painters of our epoch, he is also one. Now gerhard richter has dedicated an artist\s book to this longstanding relationship. Richter, gerhard, obrist, hansulrich, britt, david. Buy gerhard richter by hans ulrich obrist from waterstones today. Pictures series didihuberman, georges, elger, dietmar, kono, michiko, schwarz, dieter, obrist, hans ulrich, richter, gerhard on. A great deal has been written about the bewildering heterogeneity of his work over the past 30 years, his. Jul 08, 2016 hans ulrich obrist is the artistic director at the serpentine galleries in london, a firmly established venue at the pinnacle of contemporary art. The relative obscurity of the writings of edouard glissant, in. His first solo show was in 1964 at galerie schmela in dusseldorf. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
It was here that he began painting from photographic sources, a method which by his own admission allowed him to make a stand against the academies and the oppressive prototypes of the time, from which he had to free himself to find his own innovative creative style. The richter interviews collects together a series of conversations between hans ulrich obrist and gerhard richter over the course of more than two decades of discussion and collaboration. Is it necessary to understand the forces effective in other fields of knowledge. The codirector of the serpentine gallery, hans ulrich obrist, says that to be contemporary means to come back to a present where we have never been. He also cofounded 89plus with simon castet a longterm, international, multiplatform research project. Once in dresden, hildegard trained as a bookseller, and in doing so realized a passion for literature and music. It features a book length interview with the artist by internationally renowned art critic and historian hans ulrich obrist, who walks us through the richter archive and discusses the work with the artist himself, affording the reader an entirely new perspective on his works. He is the codirector of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects at the serpentine gallery, london. Even if you are not that interested in contemporary art, it is likely you have heard of hans ulrich obrist. As richter has pointed out, a painting of a murder is of no interest whatever. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. Bilder serien fondation beyeler, riehen, switzerland 18 may 07 september 2014. Spanning the beginning of his career as a young curator in his zurich kitchen to his time most recently as the codirector of exhibitions and programs, and director of international projects at the serpentine gallery in london, the book is a.
Hans ulrich obrist is a curator at the serpentine, a gallery in londons kensington gardens that was once a teahouse and is now firmly established as a center for contemporary art. Central to his work is a strong set of values which throughout his career he has expressed in extensive notes and writings, and in provocative and memorable public declarations in which he shows himself the master of the paradoxical statement. Gerhard richter and hans ulrich obrist have known each other since 1985. Didihuberman, georges, dietmar elger, michiko kono, hans ulrich obrist, et al.
Hans ulrich obrist discusses gerhard richters artist books in the framework of the exhibition bilder serien, fondation beyeler, 2014. Their collaboration began seven years later when the 24yearold obrist curated his first richter exhibition. Gerhard richter art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Books obrist, hans ulrich schwarz, dieter richter, gerhard elger, dietmar 2014 editore. Text 9780500093467 by dietmar elger and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Gerhard richter, hans ulrich obrist, peter andre bloch. For this new, complete edition of the writings, richter has placed his private archive at the editors disposal. Dieter schwarz interview with gerhard richter hans ulrich obrist. Hans ulrich obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the worlds greatest living artists since he began in switzerland, aged 19, with fischli and weiss. Writings 19621993 richter, gerhard, obrist, hans ulrich, britt, david on. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, and also photographs and glass pieces. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Gerhard richter is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest living artists. Essays in english by birgit pelzer and guy tosatto.
Hans ulrich obrist, georges didihuberman, dieter schwarz. Born in dresden in 1932, gerhard richter studied wallpainting at the socialist dresdner akademie, before settling in dusseldorf in 1961. At more than 600 pages the first edition was only 288, it is without doubt the essential companion to richters colossal oeuvre. Feb 01, 2016 there are few in the art world that see more, write more, or speak to more artists than serpentine galleries codirector hans ulrich obrist.
For instance, artists shared in all tasks relating to my exhibitions, not just their individual pieces. One of the questions i started out with, at the beginning, was trying to understand the forces effective in visual art and contemporary art, which is my field as a curator, trying to understand what is necessary in art. The daily practice of painting writings and interviews 19621993 richter, gerhard, obrist, hans ulrich on. Hans ulrich obrists most popular book is ways of curating. Hans ulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art.
And, having literally written the book on curating, there are few better positioned to see what shape art will take in the future. The swiss polymath, who has been the director of the serpentine gallery in london since 2005, has helped to define the modern idea of what a curator is. Hans ulrich obrist is codirector of the serpentine gallery in london. Hans ulrich obrist s most popular book is ways of curating. Today he is ranked among the worlds greatest painters. The book was first published on the occasion of a gerhard richter exhibition at nietzschehaus in sils in 1992, and has been reprinted repeatedly since. Follow hans ulrich obrist s instagram account to see all 4,1 of their. Books obrist, hans ulrich schwarz, dieter richter, gerhard elger, dietmar 2014. Hans ulrich obrist is an art curator, critic and historian. Gerhard richter s artists book wald assembles 285 photographs that he has taken since 2005 in a deciduous forest close to cologne. Sils was the first publication in the liberars series of small format artist books published by ivorypress and designed by the artists themselves. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Almost all the photographs were taken during the autumn and winter months. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Heavy cloth, with debossed title stamped in black on cover, no dust jacket as issued. Hans ulrich obrist discusses gerhard richter s artist books in the framework of the exhibition bilder serien, fondation beyeler, 2014. Hans ulrich obrist and connie butler hammer museum. Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. Secondly, i continue to curate exhibitions in peoples. The richter interviews hans ulrich obrist heni publishing. The best books on contemporary art recommended by hans ulrich obrist. Hans ulrich obrist discusses gerhard richter s artists books in the framework of the exhibition bilder serien, fondation beyeler, riehen, switzerland, 2014. Obrist obrist richter, gerhard obrist, hans ulrich 2009. Obrist is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and innovative curators of international contemporary art working today.
The daily practice of painting writings and interviews 19621993. Sils by gerhard richter, 97809559659, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Foreword dietmar elger artist books by gerhard richter. David britt gerhard richter, born in dresden in 1932, is one of the foremost painters of his generation. Everything you ever wanted to know about hans ulrich obrist but were afraid to ask has been asked by the sixteen practitioners in this book. Books takes an indepth look at his work in this medium. Sils signed and numbered out of stock gerhard richter, hansulrich obrist, peter andre bloch. The companion volume to a largescale exhibition of the works of gerhard richter b. Gerhard richter dedicated this artists book to the art historian hans ulrich obrist who he has worked with for many years. The following year he published a collection of his writings. Dieter schwarz, author gerhard richter, hans ulrich obrist. Antoine picon is professor of the history of architecture and engineering at the ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees, paris, and author of french architects and engineers in the age of the enlightenment. Description thomas demand by hans ulrich obrist this version is in german and english.
Sils, designed by gerhard richter, includes photographs taken and subsequently painted by the artist, together with texts by hans ulrich obrist and peter andre bloch. You can educate yourself about art reproductions by reading art magazines, visiting many different art galleries, attending art fairs or expos, etc. Now gerhard richter has dedicated an artists book to this longstanding relationship. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary german artists and several of his works have set record prices at auction. Gerhard richter the daily practice of painting oxfam gb. It features a booklength interview with the artist by internationally renowned art critic and historian hans ulrich obrist, who walks us through the. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Born in 1932, in dresden germany lives and works in cologne germany initially working in the academic tradition taught at dresden art academy in east germany at that time, gerhard richter took up photography in the early 1960s, continuing on from the capitalist realism of his early works, reflecting upon painting and the purpose of art. Gerhard richter books writings of the gerhard richter archive.
Gerhard richter books by author gerhard richter, 97819466011, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ways of curating is a compendium of the insights obrist has gained from his years of extraordinary work in the art world. The swissborn curator and writer is a passionate observer of everything that moves in and around the art world. Those who purchased the first volume of gerhard richters catalogue raisonne might be surprised at the sudden jump to volume 3, but if you are interested in his work from the years 19681976 unfortunately you might have to wait until 2017 for volume 2 to be published. Gerhard richter by hansulrich obrist, gerhard richter. Gerhard richter bilder serien with hans ulrich obrist youtube. Over the sixty years of his artistic career, gerhard richter 1932 in dresden has produced a standardsetting oeuvre whose thematic and stylistic diversity has no equal among the art of our time. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The texts in obrist obrist have been produced by rearranging. Explore books by hansulrich obrist with our selection at. Hans ulrich obrist webchat as it happened art and design the. Their professional collaborations began seven years later, when the 24yearold obrist curated his first richter exhibition.
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