Archive

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

Queer Earth and Liquid Matters

Queer Earth and Liquid Matters

Saturday 16 July, 2-8pm & Sunday 17 July 2022, 11-6pm

A Back to Earth LIVE programme exploring transformation, queerness, the wild, the natural and the unnatural, decolonial, Indigenous and submerged perspectives.

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A photograph of a woman performing a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. She is using a bamboo whisk to prepare matcha.

Tea Ceremonies: Japan

Serpentine Pavilion
16 July 2022, 12-1:15pm, 2-3:15pm

Uchida invites you to listen as she tells the history and philosophy of Japanese tea culture that initially developed as a Zen ritual in the 15th century.

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Sun & Sea

Sun & Sea

Offsite
23 Jun — 10 Jul 2022

The UK premiere of the Golden-Lion winning beach opera Sun & Sea, presented by Serpentine, LIFT and We Are Lewisham

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Scorching Suns, Rising Seas

Scorching Suns, Rising Seas

The Albany and Serpentine Pavilion
23 June - 10 July 2022

A series of screenings and public events explore questions around pollution, ecocide, migrant justice and climate finance.

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Equilibrium: A public gathering on environmental justice

Equilibrium: A public gathering on environmental justice

Serpentine Pavilion
Saturday 9 July 2022, 1-10pm BST

This public gathering brings together interdisciplinary artists, campaigners and thinkers to address questions of environmental justice.

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A photograph of the Metapanorama, a circular gallery room with a curved entryway. An artwork made up of several images, such as creatures, aliens, well-known people, planets and more covers the walls from top to bottom.

Alienarium 5: Poetry and Spiritualism in the Metapanorama, with Tatiana Kontou and Precious Okoyomon

Serpentine South Gallery
Friday 8 July 2022, 7pm

Join us for an evening exploring ‘Poetry and Spiritualism’ inside Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s exhibition, Alienarium 5.

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Compendium Launch: Yasaman Sheri x Angela Dimayuga

Compendium Launch: Yasaman Sheri x Angela Dimayuga

Online
Thursday 7 July 2022, 20:00 BST/12:00 PDT/15:00 EDT

The Synthetic Ecologies Lab brings together artistic and scientific communities into experimental exchange through its latest project: Compendium.

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Saturday Talks: Rebecca Lewin on Back to Earth

Saturday Talks: Rebecca Lewin on Back to Earth

Serpentine North Gallery
Saturday 2 July 2022, 3pm
BSL Interpreted

Rebecca Lewin, Serpentine Exhibitions and Design Curator, leads a tour of the Back to Earth exhibition.

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Saturday Talks: Natalia Grabowska and Bianca A. Manu on Serpentine Pavilion 2022

Saturday Talks: Natalia Grabowska and Bianca A. Manu on Serpentine Pavilion 2022

Serpentine Pavilion
Saturday 2 July 2022, 2pm

Project’s Curator Natalia Grabowska and Guest Curator of Pavilion Live Programme Bianca A. Manu lead a tour of the Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel designed by Theaster Gates.

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