Taking the form of an enclosed courtyard and inspired by Mexican domestic architecture, this year’s Pavilion utilises light and shadow, reflection and refraction to create a heightened awareness of the 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.
PARK NIGHT 1
FRIDAY 13 JULY, 8PM
Dorothy Iannone presents Movie People Perpetual Performance, an evening based on her ongoing Movie People project, featuring a series of wooden cut-out characters that the artist started in the 1960s.
PARK NIGHT 2
FRIDAY 20 JULY, 8PM
Artist Meriem Bennani creates an arresting environment in which a live motion capture video game provides the ground for a heated dance battle.
PARK NIGHT 3
FRIDAY 27 JULY, 8PM
Using poetry, drag, science fiction and songs, artist Victoria Sin presents a ballad of embodiment, longing and transformation.
PARK NIGHT 4
FRIDAY 3 AUGUST, 8PM
A musical performance by Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Kamasi Washington.
PARK NIGHT 5
FRIDAY 10 AUGUST, 8PM
Unisex line and black-owned fashion project TELFAR host an evening together with South African band FAKA and a live choir, featuring a preview of TELFAR's upcoming collection.
PARK NIGHT 6
FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Yaeji’s music invites listeners into an intimate, healing world exploring identity and self-reflection through dreamlike productions that morph from whispery confessionals to dancefloor hits.
PARK NIGHT 7
FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Megan Rooney uses the Serpentine Pavilion as a site for storytelling and fills it with movement, words and sound to trace the boundaries of a forbidden space.
PARK NIGHT 8
FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER, 8PM
Sculptor Pedro Reyes explores the risks of artificial intelligence, automation and the post-truth infosphere through a newly created play.
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
Tickets are available at www.serpentinegalleries.org
FAMILY WEEKEND 1
30 JUNE – 1 JULY, 1-5pm
We are the real sculptures! - a workshop programmed in parallel
with the Serpentine summer season featuring Christo and Jeanne-
Claude: Barrels and The Mastaba 1958–2018 and the work of
Tomma Abts.
FAMILY WEEKEND 2
11 – 12 AUGUST, 1-5pm
Becoming Chac Mool - Harold Offeh and Veronica Cordova de la Rosa
invite children and their families to create costumes inspired by Chac Mool,
a reclining sculpture found on the top of Mexican temples and pyramids.
FAMILY WEEKEND 3
13 – 14 OCTOBER
Exploring the work of artist Pierre Huyghe and Atelier E.B, a
fashion label under which designer Beca Lipscombe and artist Lucy
McKenzie collaborate.
More to be announced soon…
