Tag Serpentine Pavilion

10-06-2022

Black Chapel by Theaster Gates is the Serpentine Pavilion 2022

From June 10, the summer programme of the Serpentine Galleries in London kicks off, with the opening to the public of Black Chapel, the 21st Serpentine Pavilion. The project is the work of Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, with the support of Adjaye Associates for the architectural part and Goldman Sachs for the financial support. The temporary structure will be used as a space for gathering, meditation and participation, as well as hosting some of the summer events of the London gallery's live programme.

14-06-2021

Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace has opened its doors

On May 19, London’s Serpentine Galleries have reopened their spaces to the public and on June 11, the Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace, the architectural studio directed by Sumayya Vally, opened its doors. It is the 20th pavilion of the famous gallery which, for this edition, extends out to the city with four installations placed in different neighbourhoods across London, recognisable as four fragments of the pavilion.

19-04-2021

The Serpentine Gallery reopens and Counterspace designs the 2021 Serpentine Pavilion

London’s Serpentine Gallery will be opening to the public again on May 19 with a major retrospective of the work of British-Ghanian photographer James Barnor and the first solo exhibition outside the US by New York painter Jennifer Packer. The 2021 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Counterspace, the architectural studio directed by Sumayya Vally, is scheduled to open on June 11.

17-02-2020

Counterspace to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2020

The firm that will design the new Serpentine Pavilion, the temporary structure that every year hosts the summer programming of the Serpentine Galleries in London's Kensington Gardens, was announced on February 10. The firm selected is the Counterspace architecture studio based in Johannesburg (South Africa), led by architects Sumayya Vally, Sarah de Villiers and Amina Kaskar and, as per tradition, the pavilion will be their first work in the United Kingdom.

14-06-2018

Frida Escobedo Serpentine Pavilion 2018 London

Well-known architecture photographer Iwan Baan is the first to photograph Frida Escobedo’s Serpentine Pavilion. The pavilion opens to the public on June 15, when the opening will kick off a packed programme of summer events at the Serpentine Galleries in London, including the June 18 unveiling of The Mastaba, a new work by Christo floating on Serpentine Lake.

07-06-2018

Jiakun Architects first Serpentine Pavilion Beijing

With only a few days to go until the June 15 inauguration of the Serpentine Galleries summer pavilion designed by architect Frida Escobedo, the first Serpentine Pavilion outside Britain opened on May 30: Jiakun Architects’ Serpentine Pavilion Beijing.

19-02-2018

Frida Escobedo’s Serpentine Pavilion 2018

Light, water and geometry are the keys to the Serpentine Pavilion 2018 by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo.

27-06-2017

The Serpentine Pavilion by Diébédo Francis Kéré opens

The 23rd June saw the opening of the Serpentine Pavilion designed by architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. This is the first time that an African architect has designed the Serpentine Pavilion. The temporary pavilion of the Serpentine Galleries is one of the most eagerly-expected features of the London summer.

02-06-2017

Sustainable architecture in Rome with Francis Kéré

The final event in the Rufa Contest is coming up on June 6 in Rome’s Ambra Jovinelli Theatre, when architect Francis Kéré, presiding judge on the 2017 jury, will meet with the public.