This modest book contains a foreword by Tino Sehgal, an afterword by Yona Friedman and interviews by Jean-Max Colard, Robert Fleck, Jefferson Hack, Nav Haq, Noah Horowitz, Sophia Krzys Acord, Brendan McGetrick, Markus Miessen, Ingo Niermann, Paul O'Neill, Philippe Parreno & Alex Poots, Juri Steiner, Gavin Wade, Enrique Walker.
The press release says: "Everything you ever wanted to know about Hans Ulrich Obrist but were afraid to ask has been asked by the sixteen practitioners in this book."
Hmm, Hans, I actually don't want to know more about you, and I wouldn't be afraid to ask if I did.
I would like to know, however, why of sixteen 'practitioners' there is only one woman involved in 'knowing about' Obrist? Are women that much more 'afraid' to ask than men (93.75%)? (Also, what is a 'practitioner'?)
Haha, pompous men are funny! I don't know what Caroline Schneider was thinking (... well, perhaps I do ... don't forget, if you want to 'know' more about Obrist and/or curating you have to buy this book ... oh, so tempting, Caroline ... I really need yet another self-indulgent account from men talking about themselves and other men whilst being promoted by women ...)
Also, I want to know why I am still talking about Hans Ulrich Obrist?!
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