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A sculpture made from black patina'd bronze and wool.
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Barbara Chase-Riboud: Infinite Folds

Serpentine North Gallery 11 October 2022 — 29 January 2023 Free

The first UK solo exhibition of artist, novelist and poet Barbara Chase-Riboud, featuring a focussed selection of large-scale sculptures alongside works on pape...

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Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
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Kamala Ibrahim Ishag

Serpentine South Gallery 7 October 2022 - 29 January 2023 Free

An exhibition by pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, whose work intertwines the earthly and the spiritual through an understanding of our connectio...

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Back to Earth
Exhibition Exhibition

Back to Earth

Kensington Gardens The Magazine Café Serpentine North Gallery 22 Jun — 18 Sep 2022 Free

Back to Earth includes artists whose work reminds us of the fragility of the earth immediately beneath our feet, and the planet we depend on.

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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: Alienarium 5
Public Art Exhibition

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: Alienarium 5

Serpentine South Gallery 14 Apr — 4 Sep 2022 Free

Alienarium 5 is a speculative environment that invites us to imagine possible encounters with extraterrestrials.

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Coming Soon
A sculpture made from black patina'd bronze and wool.
Exhibition Exhibition

Barbara Chase-Riboud: Infinite Folds

Serpentine North Gallery 11 October 2022 — 29 January 2023

The first UK solo exhibition of artist, novelist and poet Barbara Chase-Riboud, featuring a focussed selection of large-scale sculptures alongside works on pape...

Read more +
Coming Soon
Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
Exhibition Exhibition

Kamala Ibrahim Ishag

Serpentine South Gallery 7 October 2022 - 29 January 2023

An exhibition by pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, whose work intertwines the earthly and the spiritual through an understanding of our connectio...

Read more +
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Back to Earth
Exhibition Exhibition

Back to Earth

Kensington Gardens The Magazine Café Serpentine North Gallery 22 Jun — 18 Sep 2022

Back to Earth includes artists whose work reminds us of the fragility of the earth immediately beneath our feet, and the planet we depend on.

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Now Open
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: Alienarium 5
Public Art Exhibition

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: Alienarium 5

Serpentine South Gallery 14 Apr — 4 Sep 2022

Alienarium 5 is a speculative environment that invites us to imagine possible encounters with extraterrestrials.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2022: Black Chapel

Designed by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates with the architectural support of Adjaye Associates, the Serpentine Pavilion 2022: Black Chapel is now open.

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A photograph of Black Chapel by Theaster Gates.

A photograph of Black Chapel by Theaster Gates.

Serpentine Pavilion

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Public Art

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Synthetic Ecologies Live: Namita Patel x Seetal Solanki
Online Event Live Lab

Synthetic Ecologies Live: Namita Patel x Seetal Solanki

Online Tuesday 30 August, 6-7pm BST

The Compendium is a growing archive of resources and library of creative and critical inquiry in life science and ecology.

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A sepia photograph of a woman with curly short hair wearing a dark jacket and a man in a white jacket. Both people are looking directly into the camera.
Live Live

Alienarium 5: Replicante, a Concert by Exotourisme

Serpentine Pavilion Tuesday 30 August, 8pm

Join us at 8pm on Tuesday 30 August for a concert by Exotourisme, the final live programme for Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s exhibition, Alienarium 5.

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A photograph of several clay objects laid out on a blue sheet
Live Live

Creating with Clay: Objects of Devotion

Serpentine Pavilion Saturday 3 September 2022, 2pm

An engaging clay workshop to guide you through hand building techniques, in order to connect with the theme of devotional objects.

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In Conversation: Farah Nayeri and Hans Ulrich Obrist
Live Live

In Conversation: Farah Nayeri and Hans Ulrich Obrist

Serpentine Pavilion Wednesday 7 September 2022, 7pm

Join us for a conversation between Farah Nayeri and Hans Ulrich Obrist on the dynamics of art and society.

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A photograph of Black Chapel by Theaster Gates.
Live Pavilion Live

Saturday Talks: Chris Bayley on Serpentine Pavilion 2022 designed by Theaster Gates

Serpentine Pavilion Saturday 10 September 2022, 2pm

Assistant Curator Chris Bayley leads a tour of Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel designed by Theaster Gates.

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Himali Singh Soin, Static Range: Body of Light
Live Live

Himali Singh Soin, Static Range: Body of Light

Serpentine Pavilion Saturday 10 September 2022, 8pm

A performance by Himali Singh Soin accompanied by drummer David Soin Tappeser, part of Singh Soin’s ongoing Back to Earth project commission.

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Park Nights: Josiane M.H. Pozi
Live Live

Park Nights: Josiane M.H. Pozi

Serpentine Pavilion Friday 30 September, 8pm 

As part of Park Nights 2022, Serpentine is pleased to present a new commission by artist and filmmaker Josiane M.H. Pozi.

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Park Nights: Standing on the Corner Art Ensemble
Live Live

Park Nights: Standing on the Corner Art Ensemble

Serpentine Pavilion Thursday 13 October, 8pm 

  As part of Park Nights 2022, Serpentine is pleased to present an evening of music and performance from Standing on the Corner. Standing on the Corner i...

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Park Nights 2022
Live Live

Park Nights 2022

Serpentine Pavilion Friday 24 June - Thursday 13 October, 8pm

Each year, Park Nights presents a series of new performance commissions in Serpentine’s annual architectural commission, the Serpentine Pavilion.

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Projects

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Support Structures for Support Structures
Project Project

Support Structures for Support Structures

Ongoing

A new fellowship programme supporting artists working at the intersection of art, spatial politics and community practice.

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Doctoral Research Collaborations
Lab Lab

Doctoral Research Collaborations

1 May 2020

Supporting doctoral research projects in collaboration with leading research centres and universities.

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Legal Lab
Lab Resource Lab

Legal Lab

Online September 2019 - ongoing

Exploring how the law can better support collaborations across art, science and technology

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Atta Kwami Public Art Commission: Maria Lassnig Foundation x Serpentine Galleries
Project Project

Atta Kwami Public Art Commission: Maria Lassnig Foundation x Serpentine Galleries

2022

Atta Kwami’s project with Serpentine – a comprehensive monograph publication and a public art commission – will be launched in 2022.

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Back to Earth
Project Project

Back to Earth

Ongoing

How can art respond to the climate emergency?

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Synthetic Ecologies Live: Namita Patel x Seetal Solanki
Online Event Live Lab

Synthetic Ecologies Live: Namita Patel x Seetal Solanki

Online Tuesday 30 August, 6-7pm BST

The Compendium is a growing archive of resources and library of creative and critical inquiry in life science and ecology.

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Catch up

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YOUR PRESENCE ALONE CHANGES HOW OTHERS BREATHE
Live Live

YOUR PRESENCE ALONE CHANGES HOW OTHERS BREATHE

Online 24 May 2022 6-7pm BST Open Captions

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley and Serpentine Arts Technologies invite you to playtest an interactive murder mystery.

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Hivemind
Online Event Digital

Hivemind

Online 29 Mar 2022

Hivemind is a knowledge game for artists to navigate the inner workings of their practice.

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Performing the Metaverse: Performance x Virtual Worlds
Online Event

Performing the Metaverse: Performance x Virtual Worlds

Online 17 Mar 2022

A live conversation on Serpentine's Twitch with a panel of artists, producers and directors as they explore risks and opportunities associated with virtual perf...

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Future Art Ecosystems 2 Live: David Blandy and Larry Achiampong x Kay Watson

Future Art Ecosystems 2 Live: David Blandy and Larry Achiampong x Kay Watson

27 Sep 2021 BSL Interpreted Closed Captions

Join the Serpentine Arts Technologies team and our contributors to Future Art Ecosystems 2 as we discuss the metaverse.

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Belonging & Resistance: An Evening of Readings at New Beacon Books
Public Art Live Pavilion

Belonging & Resistance: An Evening of Readings at New Beacon Books

Offsite 24 Sep 2021

An evening of readings themed around constructing belonging and the history of places of resistance.

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Future Art Ecosystems 2 Live: Amelia Winger-Bearskin x Tamar Clarke-Brown

Future Art Ecosystems 2 Live: Amelia Winger-Bearskin x Tamar Clarke-Brown

Online 13 Sep 2021 BSL Interpreted Closed Captions

Artist, technologist and producer Amelia Winger-Bearskin discusses the metaverse and the opportunities and challenges facing artists, producers and cultural ins...

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Future Art Ecosystems 2 Live: Sam Rolfes x Alex Boyes
Online Event Live

Future Art Ecosystems 2 Live: Sam Rolfes x Alex Boyes

Online 29 Jul 2021 BSL Interpreted Closed Captions

Join the Serpentine Arts Technologies team and our contributors to Future Art Ecosystems 2 as we discuss the metaverse.

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Back to Earth Day 2021
Online Event Live

Back to Earth Day 2021

Online 19 Jun 2021

Back to Earth presents a day-long programme of talks, workshops, sound commissions, augmented reality and publications. 

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Arts Technologies

Working with artists to explore and experiment with the most advanced technologies of our day.

General Ecology

Our ongoing project researching complexity, posthumanism, the environment and climate change.

Civic & Education

Projects that connect communities and artists to generate responses to pressing social issues.

Archive

Discover 50 years of the Serpentine

From the architecture pavilion and digital commissions to the ideas marathon and the General Ecology programme, explore 50 years of artists, projects and exhibitions.

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