{"product_id":"ways-of-curating-paperback","title":"Ways of Curating - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world's most influential contemporary-art curator explores the history and practice of his craft \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twenty-three years old. Since then he has staged more than 250 shows internationally, many of them among the most influential exhibits of our age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWays of Curating\u003c\/i\u003e is a compendium of the insights Obrist has gained from his years of extraordinary work in the art world. 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. It describes some of the greatest exhibitions in history, as well as some of the greatest exhibitions never realized. It traces the evolution of collections from Athanasius Kircher's seventeenth-century \u003ci\u003eWunderkammer\u003c\/i\u003e to modern museums, and points the way for projects yet to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObrist has rescued the word curate from wine stores and playlists to remind us of the power inherent in looking at art--and at the world--in a new way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Curating\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Brief History of New Music\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Everything You Always Wanted to Ask About Curating but Were Afraid to Ask\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Sharp Tongues, Loose Lips, Open Eyes, Ears to the Ground;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAi Weiwei Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand nearly thirty volumes in his Conversation Series of interviews with contemporary artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755630428448,"sku":"9780374535698","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b39007fdd1f7ee5db55d1cc8afa62cbb.webp?v=1780064130","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ways-of-curating-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}