London dialogues Serpentine Gallery 24-hour interview marathon

This volume inaugurates a new series of publications edited by three leading authors on the world's architectural and artistic scene: H.U.Obrist, Rem Koolhaas and Stefano Boeri.
A series of dialogues resulting from the first, "legendary" Serpentine Gallery Marathon, conducted by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rem Koolhaas, dedicated to London, the description of one of the great metropolises of the world and to the most topical subjects on the international scene.
Some of the most innovative protagonists of the British architectural, political, literary, musical and artistic scene (including Brian Eno, Zaha Hadid, Peter Cook, Ron Arad, Doris Lessing, Damien Hirst, Gilbert and George amongst others) have been invited to speak of the near future.
Author Hans Ulrich Obrist (Zurich, Switzerland, 1968) is a Swiss curator and art critic.
He presently serves as the Co-Director, Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, in London.
Architect Rem Koolhaas, founded the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975.
He graduated at the Architectural Association in London and in 1978 published Delirious New York, a Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan. He heads the work of both OMA and AMO, the conceptual branch of OMA focused on social, economical and technological developments and exploring territories beyond architectural and urban concerns. Rem Koolhaas is a professor at Harvard University.
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