Friday 23 June 2017

Serpentine Galleries - Serpentine PAVILION now OPEN; Park Nights & Radical Kitchen commence; Book now for Study Day with Saidiya Hartman

SERPENTINE GALLERIES
SUMMER 2017
Serpentine
SERPENTINE PAVILION 2017 NOW OPEN
SERPENTINE PAVILION 2017 DESIGNED BY FRANCIS KÉRÉ

UNTIL 8 OCTOBER
SERPENTINE GALLERY LAWN
FREE
"This year's Serpentine Pavilion is the building the world needs" Facto Design

Francis Kéré, the award-winning architect from Gando, Burkina Faso, has designed the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, responding to the brief with a bold, innovative structure that brings his characteristic sense of light and life to the lawns of Kensington Gardens
 
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PROGRAMMES
PARK NIGHTS 2017:
ARTHUR JAFA


FRIDAY 30 JUNE
SERPENTINE PAVILION
TICKETS £5/£4 (CONC.) VIA TICKETWEB

Park Nights commences with cinematographer and artist Arthur Jafa, who will host an evening in response to his summer exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, A Series of Utterly Improbable, Yet Extraordinary Renditions 


 
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RADICAL KITCHEN: RECIPES FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY AND CREATING CHANGE

WEDNESDAYS AT 1PM IN JULY AND AUGUST
SERPENTINE PAVILION
FREE

Radical Kitchen is a new series of community picnic talks that will take place in the Serpentine Pavilion. Mazi Mas, an award-winning roaming restaurant established by migrant women, will co-host London community groups and campaign organisations, including Women for Refugee Women and People’s Fridge. Architect Francis Kéré commences the series on Wednesday 5 July
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STUDY DAY
INTIMATE TRESPASS: HAPTICALITY, WAYWARDNESS AND THE PRACTICE OF ENTANGLEMENT

SATURDAY 8 JULY, 12PM - 5PM
CECIL SHARP HOUSE
TICKETS £5 / FREE FOR STUDENTS VIA TICKETWEB OR VIA TELEPHONE

On the occasion of Arthur Jafa's exhibition, Professor Saidiya Hartman (Columbia University) joins scholars, artists and writers to discuss themes from her landmark text, Scenes of Subjection, including questions of political economy and ecology, race, gender and legal theory. Presented in collaboration with Dr. Rizvana Bradley (Yale University), with support from Women & Performance, a journal of feminist theory. Participants include Francis Alÿs, Rizvana Bradley, Helen Cammock, Tina Campt, Kodwo Eshun, Jack Halberstam, Saidiya Hartman, Karrabing Film Collective, Karen Salt and more to be announced
 
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ARTIST TALK: GRAYSON PERRY

MONDAY 24 JULY
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
TICKETS £5/£4 VIA TICKETWEB

Grayson Perry talks about his work and his Serpentine exhibition, The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!



 
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THE STUDIO: HERE IS THE PLACE

4, 5, 6 AND 7 JULY
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE, BOOKING ESSENTIAL

The Serpentine invites year 5 and 6 local school groups to join artist Adam James in developing collective identities, borrowing techniques from Nordic live action role play (larp)

 
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FROM OUR FRIENDS
PERFUME: A SENSORY JOURNEY THROUGH CONTEMPORARY SCENT


UNTIL 17 SEPTEMBER
SOMERSET HOUSE
TICKETS £11/£9 (CONC.)
 
This multi-sensory exhibition features ten extraordinary perfumes and their pioneering creators, who have radically changed our perceptions of fragrance over the last 20 years. Discover a vibrant new perfume scene and the unseen works of art worn on our skin

 
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CHANGE IN THE CITY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARCHITECTS IN THE NEW URBAN AGENDA

TUESDAY 4 JULY, 9AM - 6.30PM
RIBA
TICKETS £45 - £125

 
Join an unprecedented line-up of global experts, including (L-R): Ma Yansong, Sir David Chipperfield, Odile Decq, Suzanne Hall, Saskia Sassen, Francis Kéré, Amanda Levete and Hannah Corlett, as they share their experiences of staying relevant, thinking creatively and planning for the future

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