Inspired by the tree that serves as a central meeting point in his home town of Gando in Burkina Faso, Francis Kéré has designed a responsive Pavilion that seeks to connect its visitors to nature and each other. Mimicking a tree’s canopy, the expansive roof allows air to circulate freely while offering shelter, and in case of rain an oculus funnels any water that collects on the roof into a spectacular waterfall that will later irrigate the surrounding park.
This year’s Park Nights series takes place on selected Friday evenings from 30th June until 22nd September and features site-specific events by a range of international artists, choreographers and filmmakers.
This year’s Park Nights series takes place on selected Friday evenings from 30th June until 22nd September and features site-specific events by a range of international artists, choreographers and filmmakers.
PARK NIGHT 1
FRIDAY 30 JUNE, 8PM
Cinematographer and artist Arthur Jafa hosts an evening in response to his summer exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, A Series of Utterly Improbable, Yet Extraordinary Renditions.
FRIDAY 30 JUNE, 8PM
Cinematographer and artist Arthur Jafa hosts an evening in response to his summer exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, A Series of Utterly Improbable, Yet Extraordinary Renditions.
PARK NIGHT 2
FRIDAY 14 JULY, 8PM AND 9.30PM
Choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen’s Corbeaux brings together ten women from Morocco and ten from London to perform a new piece developed through a series of workshops. In partnership with Shubbak Festival 2017.
FRIDAY 14 JULY, 8PM AND 9.30PM
Choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen’s Corbeaux brings together ten women from Morocco and ten from London to perform a new piece developed through a series of workshops. In partnership with Shubbak Festival 2017.
PARK NIGHT 3
FRIDAY 21 JULY, 8PM
Artist Tamara Henderson’s Seasons End: Out of Body is a choreographed procession that uses costumes and fabrics to evoke a language of mourning in a new performance for the Pavilion.
FRIDAY 21 JULY, 8PM
Artist Tamara Henderson’s Seasons End: Out of Body is a choreographed procession that uses costumes and fabrics to evoke a language of mourning in a new performance for the Pavilion.
PARK NIGHT 4
FRIDAY 18 AUGUST, 8PM
Black Quantum Futurism is an interdisciplinary collaboration exploring the intersections of futurism, creative media, DIY-aesthetics, and activism in marginalised communities.
FRIDAY 18 AUGUST, 8PM
Black Quantum Futurism is an interdisciplinary collaboration exploring the intersections of futurism, creative media, DIY-aesthetics, and activism in marginalised communities.
PARK NIGHT 5
FRIDAY 25 AUGUST, 8PM
Artist Shen Xin presents a live interpretation of her films that investigate moving image and performance. Shen examines how emotion, judgment, and ethics circulate within individual and collective subjects.
FRIDAY 25 AUGUST, 8PM
Artist Shen Xin presents a live interpretation of her films that investigate moving image and performance. Shen examines how emotion, judgment, and ethics circulate within individual and collective subjects.
PARK NIGHT 6
FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Pioneering performance artist Eleanor Antin presents a new reading and performance.
FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Pioneering performance artist Eleanor Antin presents a new reading and performance.
PARK NIGHT 7
FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Artist and writer Joseph Grigely presents Blueberry Surprise, a play for three voices that is based on written conversations with hearing people, ranging from the mundane to the obscene.
FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Artist and writer Joseph Grigely presents Blueberry Surprise, a play for three voices that is based on written conversations with hearing people, ranging from the mundane to the obscene.
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA
30 June – 22 September 2017
Tickets are available at www.serpentinegalleries.org
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA
30 June – 22 September 2017
Tickets are available at www.serpentinegalleries.org