{"product_id":"obrist-isms-hardcover","title":"Obrist-Isms - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLarry Warsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking collection of quotations from one of the most influential figures in the contemporary art world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist is one of the most celebrated curators working today and has twice been ranked #1 on \u003ci\u003eArtReview\u003c\/i\u003e's annual list of the most important people in the art world. As the primary or lead author of more than forty volumes of interviews with contemporary artists, of numerous exhibition catalogues for museums around the world, and of influential books on curation, he has established himself as a pivotal figure in contemporary art and culture. Drawn from Obrist's writings, interviews, and other sources, \u003ci\u003eObrist-isms\u003c\/i\u003e gathers a wealth of fascinating quotations from across his career, offering insights on everything from his approach to curating and his affinity with philosopher Édouard Glissant to his interest in artists' unrealized projects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eObrist-isms\u003c\/i\u003e is organized into seven thematic sections: Early Years; Curating and Exhibitions; Artists and Conversations; Archiving, Collecting, and Unrealized Projects; Édouard Glissant and \u003ci\u003eMondialité\u003c\/i\u003e; On Sleep and Time; Art and the Environment; and Technology and the Future of Art. The book also features an introduction and a brief chronology of Obrist's life and career.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Art is the highest form of hope.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The motor, the engine, is curiosity. Curating is connected to curiosity.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"What is happening outside the museum is just as important as what's happening inside. Make the walls porous. Think beyond exhibitions. Foster alliances.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"If there was ever a time that the world needed artists, it is now. We need their radical ideas, visions, and perspectives in society.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"There are many amazing unrealized projects out there: forgotten projects, misunderstood projects, lost projects, desk-drawer projects, poetic-utopian dream projects, unrealizable projects, partially realized projects, censored projects and so on.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I believe in generosity as a medium.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist\u003c\/b\u003e is a Swiss-born curator, critic, and art historian, and the artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis many books include \u003ci\u003e140 Artists' Ideas for Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAi Weiwei Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWays of Curating\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Curating\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLarry Warsh\u003c\/b\u003e has been active in the art world for more than thirty years as a publisher and artist-collaborator. He is the editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eAbramovic-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Basquiat-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Haring-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolzer-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOno-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarhol-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWeiwei-isms\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 5.3 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43511113580679,"sku":"9780691279848","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/o3RDwm7jyo9780691279848.webp?v=1763996113","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/obrist-isms-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}