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Hans Ulrich Obrist

Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries

The artistic director has lectured internationally at academic and art institutions, and is contributing editor to several magazines and journals.

Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hans Ulrich Obrist is artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, and senior artistic advisor of The Shed in New York. Prior to this, he was the Curator of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Since his first show “World Soup” (The Kitchen Show) in 1991 he has curated more than 300 shows. In 2011 Obrist received the CCS Bard Award for Curatorial Excellence, in 2015 he was awarded the International Folkwang Prize, and in 2018 he was presented with the Award for Excellence in the Arts by the Appraisers Association of America. Obrist has lectured internationally at academic and art institutions, and is contributing editor to several magazines and journals.

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