Serpentine Galleries - Luchita Hurtado: I LIVE, I DIE, I WILL BE REBORN ★★★★★ is open now!

NOW OPEN LUCHITA HURTADO: I LIVE I DIE I WILL BE REBORN 23 MAY – 20 OCTOBER SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY FREE Discover the beautiful work of Luchita Hurtado (b.1920, Maiquetía, Venezuela) in her first UK solo exhibition, which traces her 80-year career and reveals the scale, experimentation and playfulness of her impressive oeuvre. MORE INFORMATION SATURDAY TALKS JOSEPH CONSTABLE ON LUCHITA HURTADO SATURDAY 15 JUNE, 3PM SERPENTINE GALLERY FREE, DROP-IN Join Assistant Curator, Joseph Constable for a tour of I Live, I Die, I Will Be Reborn. MORE INFORMATION OPENING SOON FAITH RINGGOLD 6 JUNE – 8 SEPTEMBER SERPENTINE GALLERY FREE The ground-breaking work of Faith Ringgold is celebrated in this exhibition, her first in a European institution. For more than five decades, Ringgold has consistently challenged perceptions of African American identity and gender inequality through the lenses of the feminist and the civil rights movements. MORE INFORMATION PUBLIC TALK AN EVENING WITH FAITH RINGGOLD THURSDAY 6 JUNE, 7PM CONWAY HALL TICKETS £10 / £8 (CONC.)   Artist, activist, educator and author Faith Ringgold will be in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, to discuss her life and work. MORE INFORMATION SERPENTINE X MATCHESFASHION.COM  FAITH RINGGOLD READING ROOM AT 5 CARLOS PLACE MONDAY 3 – SATURDAY 29 JUNE 5 CARLOS PLACE, W1K 3AP FREE In collaboration with the Serpentine Galleries, MATCHESFASHION.COMpresents an installation that celebrates Faith Ringgold’s life and work at 5 Carlos Place in Mayfair. Visitors are invited to read the artist’s award-winning children’s books and browse through a library of inspirational titles that offer literary, cultural and political contexts to her work while listening to some of her favourite music.   MORE INFORMATION MUSICAL MATCHES WITH FAITH RINGGOLD AT 5 CARLOS PLACE FRIDAY 7 JUNE, 6.30 - 9PM 5 CARLOS PLACE, W1K 3AP FREE, BOOK HERE With guest of honour of Faith Ringgold, Musical Matches presents an evening of jazz music featuring Poppy Ajudha and the Ezra Collective.     MORE INFORMATION SERPENTINE FAMILIES BIG FAMILY WEEKEND SATURDAY 29 – SUNDAY 30 JUNE, 10AM - 6PM SERPENTINE GALLERY FREE, DROP-IN Join us for a weekend of art, activism, posters and storytelling and discover how art and words can change the world. MORE INFORMATION SERPENTINE PODCAST SERPENTINE PODCAST: ON GENERAL ECOLOGY EPISODE III SERPENTINE RADIO SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES Did you know that orchids and lettuces were used in ancient Greek and Roman recipes to enhance and suppress sexual appetite? What can plants teach us about sex and desire? In Episode 3 of The Serpentine Podcast: On General Ecology, Victoria Sin and Lucia Pietroiusti reflect on the long and deep relationship between botany, eroticism, agriculture and myth, featuring exclusive interviews with Emanuele Coccia and sound works by Jenna Sutela, among others. MORE INFORMATION FROM OUR FRIENDS JONATHAN BALDOCK: FACECRIME UNTIL SUNDAY 23 JUNE CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE FREE Drawing from histories of labour, folklore and storytelling, Baldock's experiments with glass, basketry and spinning highlight the decline of traditional making; skills lost due to technology that once transformed society, but now threatens our global demise. MORE INFORMATION LONDON DESIGN BIENNALE SUMMIT TUESDAY 25 – WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE GOOGLE’S HQ, KINGS CROSS AND SOMERSET HOUSE TICKETS London Design Biennale’s inaugural Summit, chaired by Artistic Director, Es Devlin, takes place from 25-26 June 2019. The Summit focuses on Resonance, the theme for London Design Biennale 2020, and will address how design can tackle major global issues. A limited release of early bird tickets are available, book now.   MORE INFORMATION