Posts tagged as:

Hans Ulrich Obrist

Arbitrary Arbitration in Art Review’s Power 100

by Reid Singer on October 13, 2011
Thumbnail image for Arbitrary Arbitration in Art Review’s Power 100

It’s very hard to comment on a list ranking anything — beer, Star Wars movies, or art world figures — without negotiating some serious sass fallout. When reading comments to the 2011 Power 100, published today by Art Review, I thought of tuning my ear by spending a few minutes listening to the trash talk that follows a competition on Drag Race. What would people have to say if Dasha Zhukova gave RuPaul a “bad girl” makeover? Or if Takashi Murakami could talk about how funky his chicken is? And who wouldn’t want to see Damien Hirst lip-sync to the Stacy Q song “Two of Hearts?”

Read the full article →

Robert Crumb on Revolution, 2006

by Paddy Johnson on October 10, 2011
Thumbnail image for Robert Crumb on Revolution, 2006

Robert Crumb in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, “Human beings just have a hard time getting along with each other. It's a miracle we get along as well as we do.”

Read the full article →

Massive Links! Explosive Performances | Crystal Meth is a Valid Medium | Banksy Blows His Nose and Takes a Dump

by Whitney Kimball on July 15, 2011
Thumbnail image for Massive Links! Explosive Performances | Crystal Meth is a Valid Medium | Banksy Blows His Nose and Takes a Dump

A handful of performances, new and old, deliver a welcome jolt. Banksy might be just like us, and Ai Wei Wei gets a job. Art activities may now include plant-growing and drug trafficking, so pot dealers rejoice!

Read the full article →

Massive Links: Androgynous Model Andrej Pejic Censored | Hans Ulrich Obrist Talks with Julian Assange | Ai Wei Wei Has Not Been Harmed

by Paddy Johnson on May 16, 2011
Thumbnail image for Massive Links: Androgynous Model Andrej Pejic Censored | Hans Ulrich Obrist Talks with Julian Assange | Ai Wei Wei Has Not Been Harmed

Today in Massive Links androgynous male cover-model Andrej Pejic gets censored by Barnes & Noble, and Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist talks with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. We wish he’d asked more questions. Meanwhile Ai WeiWei received his first visit while under arrest in China for unspecified crimes. His wife says he appears to be in good health.

Read the full article →