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Serpentine Galleries

Art gallery in Hyde Park, London

Serpentine Galleries

Art gallery in Hyde Park, London

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The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Recently rebranded to just Serpentine, the organisation is split across Serpentine South (previously known as the Serpentine Gallery) and Serpentine North (previously known as the Sackler Gallery).

The gallery spaces are within five minutes' walk of each other, linked by the bridge over the Serpentine Lake from which the galleries get their names. Their exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract up to 1.2 million visitors a year. Admission to both galleries is free. The CEO is Bettina Korek, and the artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist.

Serpentine South

Serpentine South, previously known as the Serpentine Gallery, was established in 1970 and is housed in a Grade II listed former tea pavilion built in 1933–34 by the architect James Grey West. Notable artists whose works have been exhibited there include Man Ray, Henry Moore, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Paula Rego, Sondra Perry, Bridget Riley, Allan McCollum, Anish Kapoor, Christian Boltanski, Philippe Parreno, Richard Prince, Wolfgang Tillmans, Gerhard Richter, Gustav Metzger, Damien Hirst, Maria Lassnig, Adrian Berg, Jeff Koons and Marina Abramović. On the ground at the gallery's entrance is a permanent work made by Ian Hamilton Finlay in collaboration with Peter Coates, and dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales, the gallery's former patron.

Serpentine North

Main article: Serpentine North

Serpentine Sackler Gallery

In 2013, Serpentine North was opened to the public named as the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, a name changed to Serpentine North in 2021. This gave new life to The Magazine, a Grade II* listed former gunpowder store built in 1805, with the addition of an extension designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Located five minutes' walk from Serpentine South across the Serpentine Bridge, it comprises 900 sqm of gallery space, restaurant, shop and social space. The Magazine Restaurant adjoins the gallery space.

Pavilions

Every year since 2000, Serpentine has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect. The series presents the work of an international architect or design team who has not completed a building in England at the time of the Gallery's invitation. Each Pavilion is completed within six months and is situated on the Serpentine South's lawn for three months for the public to explore.

  • 2000: Zaha Hadid
  • 2001: Daniel Libeskind
  • 2002: Toyo Ito
  • 2003: Oscar Niemeyer
  • 2005: Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura
  • 2006: Rem Koolhaas
  • 2007 pre-pavilion 'Lilias': Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
  • 2007: Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen
  • 2008: Frank Gehry
  • 2009: SANAA
  • 2010: Jean Nouvel
  • 2011: Peter Zumthor with Piet Oudolf
  • 2012: Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron
  • 2013: Sou Fujimoto
  • 2014: Smiljan Radic
  • 2015: Selgas Cano
  • 2016: Bjarke Ingels
  • 2017: Diébédo Francis Kéré
  • 2018: Frida Escobedo
  • 2019: Junya Ishigami
  • 2021: Sumayya Vally, Counterspace
  • 2022: Theaster Gates
  • 2023: Lina Ghotmeh
  • 2024: Minsuk Cho and his firm Mass Studies
  • 2025: Marina Tabassum

References

References

  1. (April 2017). "Visitor Figures 2016". [[The Art Newspaper]] Review.
  2. (2022-01-12). "London's Serpentine Galleries finally removes Sackler name from building, replacing it with North".
  3. {{National Heritage List for England
  4. [[Liam Gillick]], [http://allanmccollum.net/allanmcnyc/Liam_Gillick.html "Allan McCollum at the Serpentine"], ''[[Artscribe]]'', Summer 1989
  5. (12 January 2022). "London's Serpentine Galleries finally removes Sackler name from building, replacing it with North".
  6. {{National Heritage List for England
  7. Jonathan Glancey. (8 July 2002). "Now you see it: Toyo Ito's pavilion in Hyde Park". The Guardian.
  8. Jonathan Glancey. (25 June 2003). "Oscar Niemeyer's Serpentine pavilion". The Guardian.
  9. ludwig abache & Carolin Hinne. "Eduardo Souto de Moura-Álvaro Siza pavilion". 0lll.
  10. Steve Rose. (3 July 2006). "Steve Rose on Rem Koolhaas's Serpentine Pavilion". The Guardian.
  11. Sibley, Fiona. (13 July 2007). "Pavilions mushroom thanks to Hadid's magic". The Guardian.
  12. Fernando, Shehani. (4 September 2007). "Olafur Eliasson pavilion". Guardian.
  13. [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2008/jul/10/serpentine The Guardian: ''Serpentine Pavilion 2008: Frank Gehry''], 22 July 2008
  14. [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/apr/01/architecture-design-serpentine-pavilion Jonathan Glancey: ''Sanaa unveils enchanting Serpentine pavilion''] in [[The Guardian]], 2 April 2009
  15. (6 July 2010). "Jean Nouvel's Serpentine gallery pavilion". The Guardian.
  16. [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/27/serpentine-gallery-peter-zumthor-garden Jonathan Glancey: ''Swiss-made Serpentine pavilion presents garden of tranquility''] in [[The Guardian]], 27 June 2011
  17. (29 June 2011). "Piet Oudolf's garden at the Serpentine Gallery pavilion". The Telegraph.
  18. (7 February 2012). "BBC News ''Ai Weiwei to create underground design for Serpentine ''". Bbc.co.uk.
  19. [http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/serpentine-gallery-pavilion-2013-sou-fujimoto "Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 by Sou Fujimoto"] 1 June - 20 October 2013
  20. Wainwright, Oliver: [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/12/serpentine-pavilion-2014-smiljan-radic "Chilean architect Smiljan Radic to design 2014 Serpentine pavilion"] in ''[[The Guardian]]'', 12 March 2014
  21. Wainwright, Oliver: [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2015/mar/25/magic-mushroom-maze-2015-serpentine-pavilion-psychedelic-trip "Magic mushroom maze: this summer's Serpentine pavilion will be a psychedelic trip"] in ''[[The Guardian]]'', 25 March 2015
  22. [http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/serpentine-pavilion-and-summer-houses-2016 "Serpentine Galleries Pavilion 2016 by Bjarke Ingels"] 10 June - 9 October 2016
  23. Wainwright, Oliver. (2017-02-21). "Francis Kéré becomes first African architect of Serpentine pavilion". The Guardian.
  24. Wainwright, Oliver: [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/11/serpentine-pavilion-2018-review-breaks-down-barriers-by-putting-up-walls "Serpentine Pavilion 2018 review – cement tiles, shade and a paddling pool"] in ''[[The Guardian]]'', 11 June 2018
  25. Serpentine Galleries: [https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/serpentine-pavilion-2019-designed-junya-ishigami "Serpentine Pavilion 2019 designed by Junya Ishigami"] 27 February 2019
  26. (2020-02-10). "Counterspace architects to be youngest Serpentine pavilion designers".
  27. (8 June 2022). "Inspired by sacred music, an artist's 'Black Chapel' is opening in London". [[CNN]], Atlanta, United States.
  28. "The 22nd Pavilion is announced".
  29. "Mass Studies Selected for 23rd Serpentine Pavilion".
  30. "Serpentine Pavilion 2025 by Marina Tabassum".
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