SERPENTINE PAVILION 2022 NOW OPEN

 

NOW OPEN SERPENTINE PAVILION 2022 DON'T MISS OUT ON DISCOVERING THE LATEST SERPENTINE PAVILION WHICH KICKSTARTS AN EXCITING SEASON OF LIVE EVENTS, FEATURING THE BLACK MONKS, CORINNE BAILEY RAE, MOSES BOYD, AND THE RETURN OF PARK NIGHTS Pavilion Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel by Theaster Gates Serpentine Pavilion 10 Jun — 16 Oct 2022 FREE - No Booking required The 21st Serpentine Pavilion, Black Chapel, designed by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates is now open.  Conceived as a space for gathering, meditation and participation, with an emphasis on sacred music, Black Chapel will become a platform for Serpentine’s live programme from 11 June to 15 October throughout the summer and beyond and offer reflection, connection and joy. The Serpentine Pavilion has evolved from its first iteration in 2000, by Zaha Hadid, into a highly-anticipated showcase of emerging and established talents.  Explore the archive here. LEARN MORE

UPCOMING LIVE PROGRAMME Live, Pavilion Notes from The Vernon Spring Live, Serpentine Pavilion 11 June 2022 2-4pm FREE - No Booking Required Wonder in Sam Beste of The Vernon Spring while he plays piano in response to the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion. Black Chapel by Theaster Gates transforms into an open studio as Beste performs experimental and contemplative compositions drawing on existing work as well as improvisations. Each reflective reverberation takes advantage of the Pavilion’s acoustics for those curious to listen to his unique minimalist expressions. LEARN MORE FROM ARTS TECHNOLOGIES Online Legal Lab Live: Forging Creative Agency in the Metaverse Online 23 June 2022 1-2pm BST FREE How can artists and cultural organisations forge their agency within the Metaverse, and how can a deeper understanding of their legal rights and responsibilities assist with this process? Join Arts Technologies R&D Strategic Lead, Victoria Ivanova and Serpentine Legal Lab Principal Investigator/Director of Guest Work Agency Alana Kushnir for the first Legal Lab Live session as they walk through key legal definitions and pinch points associated with the entry of artists and cultural organisations into the Metaverse.  Don't miss the opportunity to join the discussion and ask the presenters questions throughout the conversation via our Twitch channel interface RSVP NOW

CELEBRATING JAMES BARNOR Monday 6 June was James Barnor’s 93rd birthday. Celebrate this milestone with us by reading and listening to newly-released poetry, checking out current exhibitions of Barnor’s work, and enjoying programmes commissioned for last year’s exhibition, James Barnor: Accra/London – A Retrospective. Highlights from Lucky Jim's Concert Party – James Barnor's 92nd Birthday Celebrations PHOTO POETRY New on Art + Ideas: poetry by Amina Jama, Samatar Elmi and Louisa Adjoa Parker, writing in response to photographs by James Barnor. You can read their original poems alongside the images that acted as inspiration and watch readings from James Barnor’s belated 92nd birthday celebrations at Serpentine last September. EXPLORE PERFORMANCE AND PHOTOGRAPHY A range of online content from last year’s James Barnor programme at Serpentine is can be enjoyed online. You can catch the highlights of Barnor’s ‘concert birthday party’, and watch a full performance by a group of UK-based traditional West African drummers – featuring a dance cameo from James Barnor himself. Then, explore the tender collective archive of Family FOTO, our curated gallery of personal photographs submitted by our audiences through an open call.   BARNOR LIVE Until 31 July you can see the touring James Barnor: Accra/London – A Retrospective at MASI Lugano, Switzerland. On the 4 July, a new James Barnor exhibition – Stories. Pictures from the Archive (1947-1987), opens at LUMA, Arles.