COS × Serpentine Galleries
Park Nights 2018, Family Weekends
COS is proud to support Serpentine Galleries Park Nights 2018, a series of happenings on art, performance, music, fashion and dance explored at the 2018 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by award-winning architect Frida Escobedo. This year for the first time, we are also partnering with the Serpentine Galleries to provide support for Family Weekends, a line-up of interactive experiences as part of Serpentine’s Education programme.
Serpentine Pavilion 2018, designed by Frida Escobedo, Serpentine Gallery, London (15 June – 7 October 2018)
© Frida Escobedo, Taller de Arquitectura, Photography © 2018 Iwan Baan
Taking the form of an enclosed courtyard and inspired by Mexican domestic architecture, this year’s edition of the Pavilion utilises light and shadow, reflection and refraction to create a heightened awareness of passing of time. Comprised of two rectangular volumes angled to align with the eastern façade of the Serpentine Gallery and the Prime Meridian line at London’s Royal Observatory in Greenwich, Escobedo’s Pavilion is brought to life by a lattice of locally sourced cement roof tiles, chosen for their dark colours and textured surfaces.
From left to right: Karin Gustafsson, Creative Director of COS, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of Serpentine Galleries and Yana Peel, CEO of Serpentine Galleries. Photographed by Philip Sinden.
This year’s Park Nights series takes place on selected Friday evenings from 13 July until 21 September and features site-specific events offering unique ways of experiencing architecture and performance.
Serpentine Pavilion
15 Jun – 7 Oct 2018
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA
Serpentine Galleries Park Nights
On selected Fridays between
13 July – 21 September 2018
Discover more at www.serpentinegalleries.org
COS × Serpentine Family Programme
For the first time, COS is also providing year-round support to Family Weekends, a line-up of free artist-led experiences and events that are open to all.
The 2018-19 Family Programme Artist in Residence, Harold Offeh, invites children and families to engage in activities, centred around collaboration, performance and conversation that respond to histories and culture by creating environments for shared learning and collective experiences.
