Thursday 3 September 2015

Serpentine Galleries - Park Nights featuring Jesse Darling, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Christian Wolff and Apartment House; final weeks for summer exhibitions

SERPENTINE GALLERIES
SEPTEMBER 2015
Serpentine
PARK NIGHTS
JESSE DARLING: NTGNE
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
SERPENTINE PAVILION
TICKETS £5/4
Artist Jesse Darling presents a version of the tragic play, Antigone, as immersive environment, community theatre and symbolic ritual, reflecting on remembrance and empire
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IT'S EXCELLENT
CHRISTODOULOS PANAYIOTOU:
DYING ON STAGE
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
SERPENTINE PAVILION
TICKETS £5/4
Christodoulos Panayiotou presents a new version of his lecture-reading, exploring the hierarchical order of literal, metaphorical and symbolic deaths on the stage, as well as the philological concept of 'tragic irony', through readings, videos and dance. Featuring dancer Jean Capeille. Presented in collaboration with Fiorucci Art Trust
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CHRISTIAN WOLFF AND APARTMENT HOUSE
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
SERPENTINE PAVILION
TICKETS £5/4
Pioneering composer Christian Wolff is joined by award-winning chamber music ensemble Apartment House for a unique evening of live music in the Serpentine Pavilion


 
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SATURDAY TALKS
EDGWARE ROAD PROJECT: FRANCES RIFKIN
5 SEPTEMBER, 3PM
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE
Implicated Theatre Director, Frances Rifkin, gives a talk to explore the implicit tensions present in the realm of alternative or independent theatre and challenges the notion of ‘Applied’ Theatre
 
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CURATOR TOUR: DUANE HANSON AND LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE
12 SEPTEMBER, 3PM
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY
FREE, BOOKING ESSENTIAL
On the last Saturday of the summer season Assistant Curator Melissa Blanchflower leads a tour of the Duane Hanson exhibition and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Verses After Dusk. Meet at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery
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FINAL WEEKS
LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE:
VERSES AFTER DUSK
UNTIL 13 SEPTEMBER
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE
‘The results of all this pioneering colorific exploration are mysterious, haunting and beautiful’
The Sunday Times
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DUANE HANSON
 
UNTIL 13 SEPTEMBER
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY
FREE
'[Hanson] shifts our focus so that the typical becomes extaordinary'
Time Out
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AUTUMN EXHIBITIONS ANNOUNCED
JIMMIE DURHAM: VARIOUS ITEMS AND COMPLAINTS
1 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER
PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE
This survey show will highlight Jimmie Durham's multi-dimensional practice, including sculpture, drawing and film. Alongside new sculptures and key installations will be a group of early works that have never been exhibited in the UK
 
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RACHEL ROSE:
PALISADES
1 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER
PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY
FREE
Responding directly to the Serpentine Sackler Gallery with a unique site-specific installation, Rachel Rose will interweave two of her most recent videos – A Minute Ago and Palisades in Palisades –  creating an immersive environment through movement, sound and colour
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FROM OUR FRIENDS
THE LONDON ART BOOK FAIR
10 - 13 SEPTEMBER
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
FREE ADMISSION
The London Art Book Fair returns for its seventh consecutive year, showcasing artists’ books, catalogues, zines, rare publications and brand new releases from over 90 independent publishers and presses
 
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MAGGIE'S CULTURE CRAWL
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
ACROSS LONDON
REGISTER HERE
Head out into the night and discover cultural, architectural and artistic delights, while raising money for Maggie’s Centres. This 15-mile night-walk and cultural adventure gives you exclusive access to some of London’s best buildings and culture, including theSerpentine Pavilion. Part of Open House London
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