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Join us for a season of exhibitions, architecture, sound commissions, family activities, outdoor art, talks, food, music and more at Serpentine this summer.

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Explore Serpentine's programme through public art projects, exhibitions, virtual talks, articles, interviews and podcasts.

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Exhibition Exhibition

Jennifer Packer: The Eye Is Not Satisfied With Seeing

Serpentine South Gallery 19 May — 22 Aug 2021

New York-based painter Jennifer Packer’s first institutional solo exhibition outside of the US.

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James Barnor
Exhibition Exhibition

James Barnor: Accra/London - A Retrospective

Serpentine North Gallery 19 May - 24 October 2021

British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor's has recorded major social and political changes in London and Accra.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace
Pavilion Pavilion

Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace

Serpentine Pavilion 11 June - 17 October 2021 10:00- 18:00

Counterspace, directed by Sumayya Vally, will design the Serpentine Pavilion 2021.

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Listening to the City
Pavilion Pavilion

Listening to the City

Serpentine Pavilion July - September 2021

A set of sonic landscapes from selected London neighbourhoods paying attention to existing and lost spaces of gathering and belonging.

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Park Nights 2021
Live Live

Park Nights 2021

Serpentine Pavilion Online 9 Jul — 22 Sep 2021

Our summer series returns with five commissions taking place in the Serpentine Pavilion 2021.

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Sophia Al-Maria: Taraxos
Public Art

Sophia Al-Maria: Taraxos

Serpentine Gallery 21 Jun 2021

A new sculpture by Sophia Al-Maria, 'taraxos' is a model for understanding and listening to the world.

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Tomás Saraceno: Webs of Life
Artist Campaign Exhibition Digital

Tomás Saraceno: Webs of Life

Serpentine South Gallery Online 19 Jun — 17 Oct 2021

Serpentine and Acute Art present Webs of Life, a project by artist Tomás Saraceno with Arachnophilia.

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In the Park

Explore art in the park through sound commissions, sculpture, performance and augmented reality during your visit to Serpentine.

Sophia Al-Maria: Taraxos
Public Art

Sophia Al-Maria: Taraxos

Serpentine Gallery 21 Jun 2021

A new sculpture by Sophia Al-Maria, 'taraxos' is a model for understanding and listening to the world.

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Jay Bernard: Crystals of this Social Substance
Pavilion Pavilion

Jay Bernard: Crystals of this Social Substance

Serpentine Pavilion 25 July - 25 August 2021

Jay Bernard, Crystals of this Social Substance, a new sound commission for 2021 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Counterspace.

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Park Nights 2021
Live Live

Park Nights 2021

Serpentine Pavilion Online 9 Jul — 22 Sep 2021

Our summer series returns with five commissions taking place in the Serpentine Pavilion 2021.

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Power Pack: Climate Emergency
Project Resource Project

Power Pack: Climate Emergency

19 Jun 2021

This resource encourages young people to engage with the climate crisis.

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Listening to the City
Pavilion Pavilion

Listening to the City

Serpentine Pavilion July - September 2021

A set of sonic landscapes from selected London neighbourhoods paying attention to existing and lost spaces of gathering and belonging.

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Tomás Saraceno: Webs of Life
Artist Campaign Exhibition Digital

Tomás Saraceno: Webs of Life

Serpentine South Gallery Online 19 Jun — 17 Oct 2021

Serpentine and Acute Art present Webs of Life, a project by artist Tomás Saraceno with Arachnophilia.

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Art & Ideas

Explore the ideas behind our programme in depth and find out more from the artists we're working with.
Forest Dreaming with Aalto

Forest Dreaming with Aalto

Assistant Dean and Professor at Yale School of Architecture Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen explores the relationship between the wood designs of Alvar Aalto and the forest...

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Courtesy of Himali Singh Soin
Article

*Spring is dangerous, like love. And love survives the lovers.*

Himali Singh Soin, together with curator Kostas Stasinopoulos, asked friends to share messages, traces and transmissions of love. Inspired by a letter that a nu...

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Into the Fluid Heart of Wallmapu Territory

Into the Fluid Heart of Wallmapu Territory

As part of ongoing research for Back to Earth, focusing on queer ecologies, scholar and writer Macarena Gómez-Barris speaks with Sebastián Calfuqueo, a Chile...

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Playing Nature: Alenda Y. Chang on Gaming's Role in the Climate Crisis
Article

Playing Nature: Alenda Y. Chang on Gaming's Role in the Climate Crisis

Cover image: A Pacific Northwest-inspired forest biome from Strange Loop Games' Eco (screenshot credit: John Krajewski) We speak with Alenda Y. Chang, writer, ...

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On Practice: Cooking
Audio

On Practice: Cooking

How can cooking bring people together and provide nourishment and care?

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Reading List: On Practice
Article

Reading List: On Practice

A reading list compiled by Serpentine Education & Civic Curators on the occasion of a new podcast series: On Practice.

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Artists World Illustration
Article

Ecological World-Building: From Science Fiction to Virtual Reality

Originating with science fiction and fantasy writers, the practice of creating imaginary worlds is one that has gone on to influence many contemporary artists t...

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Sondra Perry is selected to create the first Dream Commission
Article

Sondra Perry is selected to create the first Dream Commission

Sondra Perry announced as winner of the inaugural Dream Commission.

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Bloomberg Connects

Discover more from the Serpentine with our free Bloomberg Connects digital guide. Hear from artists, curators and special guests talking in-depth about Serpentine exhibitions.

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