Hans Ulrich Obrist on Art as a Portal to Liberate Time

About this episode

Hans Ulrich Obrist discusses his experiences and insights from conversations with influential figures in art and culture.

On Ep. 146 of our Time Sensitive podcast, the Swiss-born, London-based curator and Serpentine Galleries artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist shares what he’s learned from his thousands of conversations with artists, architects, and others shaping culture and society globally; reflects on 25 years of the Serpentine Pavilion; and discusses his firm belief that we all need to embrace more promenadology—the science of a stroll—in our lives.

People in this episode

Guest: Hans Ulrich Obrist

Topics covered

• art
• curation
• promenadology
• culture
• society

Keywords

• Serpentine Galleries
• artistic director
• conversations
• Pavilion
• stroll

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Art as a Portal to Liberate Time, Time Sensitive

Places: London

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