A correspondence between Hans Ulrich Obrist and Hou Hanru Two star curators who’ve worked together on exhibitions such as Cities on the Move, and have each presented a stream of epoch-making shows on cities, culture and life; two minds ceaselesslyView More >
Continually pursuing new images of beauty Shiseido has continually pursued new images of beauty that are ahead of the times. As a pioneer of corporate support of the arts in this country, over the years it has taken on partView More >
When technology and art meet Over the last 30 years, BMW, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers, has implemented over 100 cultural support programs. Of these, the BMW Art Car Collection, which features BMW cars transformed into artworks, isView More >
From Matthew Barney to Rirkrit Tiravanija Corporate support for the arts takes all manner of forms, including the collection of works, the sponsorship of exhibitions and residence programs, and the establishment of prizes. But just why and how do corporatesView More >
Art Works! The world’s largest corporate collection Assembling over 50,000 works and displaying them in its offices rather than shutting them away to gather dust in a vault somewhere: this is how the world’s largest corporate art benefactor shows itsView More >
Invitation to a creative space Since its establishment in 1847, the French jeweler and watch manufacturer Cartier has continued to produce modern jewelry that is ahead of its time. The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, which was founded as aView More >
Markers of time create shared time for arts scene veterans and new talents Research/Text: ART iT 2008-2009 Protégés (from left to right): Handa Masanori, Tara June Winch, Jason Akira Somma, Nahuel Emiliano Perez Biscayart, Celina Murga, Aurelio Martínez London 2008View More >
The Spectacle of the Everyday A letter from Hou Hanru to Hans Ulrich Obrist Dear HUO, It has been just over three years since we started this conversation. In hindsight, the number and scope of changes that have taken placeView More >
The future of knowledge A letter from Hans Ulrich Obrist to Hou Hanru Dear HHR, Thanks so much for your compelling letter. Immanuel Wallerstein is indeed – besides Edouard Glissant – a wonderful toolbox for our times. I’ve recently beenView More >
Obama, Crisis, Two Realities and Change A letter from Hou Hanru to Hans Ulrich Obrist By crisis in a historical system I shall mean not conjunctural difficulties within a system but a structural strain so great that the only possibleView More >