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Hans Ulrich Obrist on Art as a Portal to Liberate Time
Episode 144
December 5, 2025

Hans Ulrich Obrist on Art as a Portal to Liberate Time

The Swiss-born, London-based curator and Serpentine Galleries artistic director 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.

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