Khoj Marathon by Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hans-Ulrich Obrist, a contemporary art curator, critic and historian of art is the author of The Interview Project and is in India to present the first Marathon interviews of Indian specialists. [dated January 2011]

A series of public conversations on Saturday January 22, 2011 at Lodi – The garden restaurant courtyard Lodi Road, Opposite Mausam Bhavan from 1.45 PM to 11.00 PM (Entry is free. Seating is on first come first serve basis)

The Khoj Marathon is a series of twenty minute public interviews with 25 leading intellectuals - thinkers, social philosophers, political analysts and artists by a compelling authority in the art and intellectual world, Hans Ulrich Obrist. Programme: Opening of the Khoj Marathon by Francesca Von Habsburg followed by interviews of Dayanita Singh, Vivan Sundaram, Homai Vyarawalla, Sheba Chhachhi, Urvashi Butalia, Shilpa Gupta, Gulam Mohammad Sheikh, Vandana Shiva, Geeta Kapur, Sheela Gowda, Dileep Simeon, Bharti Kher, Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam, Nivedita Menon, Kiran Subbiah, Jitish Kallat, Amar Kanwar, Anita Dube, Sundar Sarukkai, Sudarshan Shetty, Bijoy Jain, Ranjit Hoskote, Sadanand Menon, Raqs Media Collective and Subodh Gupta. Hans Ulrich Obrist is one of the most prestigious and sought after curators of contemporary art in the world. The Marathon series of public events, conceived by Hans Ulrich Obrist in Stuttgart in 2005, are landmark public interviews which initiate some of the most scintillating and exciting conversations of contemporary times. The first in the Serpentine series, the Interview Marathon in 2006, involved interviews with leading figures in contemporary culture over 24 hours, conducted by Obrist and architect Rem Koolhaas. This was followed by the Experiment Marathon, conceived by Obrist and artist Olafur Eliasson in 2007; in 2008 the Manifesto Marathon showcased different generations of artists alongside practitioners from the worlds of literature, design, science, philosophy, music and film who were experimenting with the historical notion of the manifesto; the Poetry Marathon in 2009 featured unique performances from leading poets, writers, artists, philosophers, scholars and musicians and more recently the multi-dimensional Map Marathon in 2010 that featured non-stop live presentations by over 50 artists, poets, writers, philosophers, scholars, musicians, architects, designers and scientists. The Khoj Marathon is the first Marathon by Hans Ulrich Obrist to be held in the subcontinent. The Marathon is being organized by KHOJ International Artists’ Association. The Marathon is being held in collaboration with Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Austria which was founded in Vienna in 2002 by Francesca von Habsburg. It is being supported by Pro Helvetia – Swiss Art Council, The British Council, CoCCA-Coimbatore Centre for Contemporary Arts, Goethe Institut-Max Mueller Bhavan, Bombay Sapphire and Arts Collaboratory, The Netherlands. The interviews of The KHOJ Marathon will be published by the Foundation for Contemporary Art (FICA). Fore more information visit: http://www.khojworkshop.org/node/10584