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Hans-Ulrich Obrist named as the most powerful artistic director of art world

United Kingdom Architecture News - Oct 21, 2016 - 15:22   13021 views

Hans-Ulrich Obrist named as the most powerful artistic director of art world

Hans-Ulrich Obrist, the artistic director of London’s Serpentine Galleries dubbed as the “curator who never sleeps”, has topped this year’s ArtReview Power 100 of the most influential people in the art world.

It is the second time Obrist has been named the most powerful figure in the global art world for his work, not just at the Serpentine but also as an art critic, curator, author and sought-after panellist. Oliver Basciano, deputy editor of ArtReview, said the 20-person panel had selected Obrist once again because of “his energy and the fact that he connects so many people; he’s everywhere”......Continue Reading

Top image: Hans Ulrich Obrist outside London’s Serpentine gallery. Image © Suki Dhanda/Observer 

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