Unorthodox Exhibitions: Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist

Born in May 1968 in Switzerland, Hans Ulrich Obrist is widely regarded as the most experimental and unconventional curator of his generation and is credited with radically altering the traditional understanding of exhibition-making.

Rethinking the display of art, questioning the role and function of museums, and deconstructing the concept of exhibitions, Obrist has staged shows in his kitchen, in a hotel room and on top of a mountain, and has worked with artists to explore the ways in which art intersects with other fields such as science, architecture, theater and literature. Obrist is also known for his Interview Project for which he has conducted over 300 interviews with artists, scientists, filmmakers and writers since the early 1990s. He has published over 100 books in the last two decades. His most recent book, Ways of Curating (2014), is an account of his own development as one of the most thoughtful and creative thinkers in the art world today. He sits down with the Jewish Museum’s Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs and co-curator of the exhibition Unorthodox, to discuss the development and history of curating, highlighting some of Obrist’s most challenging exhibitions and examining historical examples of radical curatorial practices that have emerged over the last 40 years.

Unorthodox Exhibitions is part of a series of programs that will take place both at the Jewish Museum and at 92nd Street Y in conjunction with the exhibition Unorthodox, on view at the Jewish Museum November 6, 2015 through March 27, 2016. The show presents over 50 artists from around the world whose practices mix forms and genres without concern for artistic conventions. The accompanying public programs—which also include “Unorthodox Artists” (November 2015) and “Unorthodox Museums” (March 2016)—investigate the same notion of defying cultural and artistic uniformity. Join us for a unique behind-the-scenes Talk and Tour with curators Jens Hoffmann, Daniel S. Palmer and Kelly Taxter on Nov 10 at 10am.











When: Sun., Nov. 8, 2015 at 8:30 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $32
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Born in May 1968 in Switzerland, Hans Ulrich Obrist is widely regarded as the most experimental and unconventional curator of his generation and is credited with radically altering the traditional understanding of exhibition-making.

Rethinking the display of art, questioning the role and function of museums, and deconstructing the concept of exhibitions, Obrist has staged shows in his kitchen, in a hotel room and on top of a mountain, and has worked with artists to explore the ways in which art intersects with other fields such as science, architecture, theater and literature. Obrist is also known for his Interview Project for which he has conducted over 300 interviews with artists, scientists, filmmakers and writers since the early 1990s. He has published over 100 books in the last two decades. His most recent book, Ways of Curating (2014), is an account of his own development as one of the most thoughtful and creative thinkers in the art world today. He sits down with the Jewish Museum’s Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs and co-curator of the exhibition Unorthodox, to discuss the development and history of curating, highlighting some of Obrist’s most challenging exhibitions and examining historical examples of radical curatorial practices that have emerged over the last 40 years.

Unorthodox Exhibitions is part of a series of programs that will take place both at the Jewish Museum and at 92nd Street Y in conjunction with the exhibition Unorthodox, on view at the Jewish Museum November 6, 2015 through March 27, 2016. The show presents over 50 artists from around the world whose practices mix forms and genres without concern for artistic conventions. The accompanying public programs—which also include “Unorthodox Artists” (November 2015) and “Unorthodox Museums” (March 2016)—investigate the same notion of defying cultural and artistic uniformity. Join us for a unique behind-the-scenes Talk and Tour with curators Jens Hoffmann, Daniel S. Palmer and Kelly Taxter on Nov 10 at 10am.

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