Exhibitions
Lygia Pape (1927-2004) was a leading Brazilian artist whose work brought together formal rigour and daring experimentation. In her own words, she explained her approach: 'My concern is always invention.
I always want to invent a new language that's different for me and for others, too... I want to discover new things. Because, to me, art is a way of knowing the world... to see how the world is... of getting to know the world'.
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Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941, Dusseldorf) rose to prominence in the early 1970s, earning worldwide acclaim for his expansive and encyclopaedic photographic series. Often presented in the form of books, posters, postcards and gallery installations, these collections link Feldmann's life-long fascination with collecting to his practice as an archivist of visual culture. His exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery will be his first solo presentation in a UK public gallery since winning the 2010 Hugo Boss Prize.
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News
In Summer 2012 the Serpentine Gallery will present a major exhibition of the work of celebrated artist
Yoko Ono for the London 2012 Festival, which will include
SMILE, a large-scale participatory project. The Serpentine’s timely exhibition will reflect upon the enormous impact that Yoko Ono has made on contemporary art, exploring her influential role in art, music, film and performance.
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Education
Join artists and designers to explore all the senses in this workshop. Making Sense is inspired by the Lygia Pape exhibition,
Magnetized Space.
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Edgware Road Project
Members of no.w.here collective, Karen Mirza and Brad Butler, are currently in residence at the Centre for Possible Studies with theatre director Frances Rifkin, local activists and the Migrant Resource Centre exploring the relationship between political speech and action. This screening will look at examples of voice, silence, gesture and authority through a series of film clips assembled by participants of the Direct Speech Acts workshops.
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Talks and Events
Every Saturday the Serpentine Gallery hosts talks and seminars for the public. This winter prominent artists, poets, curators and academics discuss themes connected to the
Lygia Pape exhibition and the Neo-Concrete movement.
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Every Saturday the Serpentine Gallery hosts talks and seminars for the public. This winter prominent artists, poets, curators and academics discuss themes connected to the
Lygia Pape exhibition and the Neo-Concrete movement.
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Every Saturday the Serpentine Gallery hosts talks and seminars for the public. This winter prominent artists, poets, curators and academics discuss themes connected to the
Lygia Pape exhibition and the Neo-Concrete movement.
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Projects
Parallel Lines is a new online publication that addresses the complexities and challenges of the visual arts and architecture sector and its relations to issues of access and diversity. This pilot issue, titled In the Ghetto, is guest edited by artist Aaron Williamson. It invites leading artists, academics and curators to consider the notion of ‘disability arts’, unearthing the difficulties and politics of this terrain.
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Future Plans
In 2012, the Serpentine Gallery will open its new space, the
Serpentine Sackler Gallery. Commissioning new works, public engagement and cultural learning will be at the heart of its programmes, which will include an annual large-scale light installation inside the building and an outdoor Playscape for children and adults of all ages. Like the Serpentine Gallery, it will be free of charge and accessible to all.
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