Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hans Ulrich Obrist is a world-renowned curator and Artistic Director of the Serpentine in London. He was born in Zurich in May 1968 and joined the Serpentine Gallery as Co-director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects in April 2006. Before joining Serpentine he had been Curator of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris from 2000, as well as Curator of museum in progress, Vienna, from 1993 to 2000. Alongside his curatorial practice, Obrist has written extensively on and around contemporary art, with a particular interest in the interview format.

From Hans Ulrich Obrist on David Hockney, March 2026