Serpentine pavilion
‘It’s a bit Mary Poppins’: Lina Ghotmeh to design 2023’s Serpentine pavilion
The Beirut-born architect is aiming for the smallest possible carbon footprint with an African-inspired ‘great shelter’ for meeting in Kensington Gardens
Oliver Wainwright
23, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM
Theaster Gates’s Black Chapel Serpentine pavilion review – a welcoming labour of love
Gates uses an artist’s touch to create a dignified, Staffordshire kiln-inspired structure that celebrates community and work – and honours his late father
Rowan Moore
12, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM
A monument to a roofer that lets in the rain: Theaster Gates’s Serpentine Pavilion
The Chicago-based artist has punched a huge hole in the roof of his Black Chapel. Could a downpour add one further thrilling sonic dimension to its programme of Gregorian chants, jazz recitals and Japanese tea ceremonies?
Oliver Wainwright
07, Jun, 2022 @9:41 AM
‘It’s got great drainage!’ – Theaster Gates on his open-to-the-elements Serpentine pavilion
Inspired by the kilns of Stoke-on-Trent, the Chicago artist’s Black Chapel will host bands, including his own, and also provide ‘a place of quietude’ where even the British weather is welcome
Oliver Wainwright
03, Feb, 2022 @11:45 AM
‘Clay feels perverse’ – Theaster Gates on working on Obama’s library and going back to pottery
The superstar ‘social artist’ has revived derelict buildings and rescued a legendary record collection – but in lockdown, as two new UK exhibitions show, it was singing and throwing pots that made him happy
Alex Needham
21, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Serpentine Pavilion 2021 review – a sophisticated chimera of light and depth
Kensington Gardens, London
The youngest architect ever to design the annual temporary structure has created an airy gathering place inspired by diasporic London spaces
The youngest architect ever to design the annual temporary structure has created an airy gathering place inspired by diasporic London spaces
Rowan Moore
13, Jun, 2021 @10:00 AM
Barbers, books and boozers: how migrant hotspots inspired the Serpentine Pavilion
The bars, cafes, bookshops and even hair salons of London all fed into this year’s enormous pavilion. Sumayya Vally, the project’s youngest ever architect, explains all
Oliver Wainwright
08, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM
UK gallery curator calls for public art project in response to Covid-19
Ambitious national programme is needed to support artists and institutions, says Serpentine Galleries’ artistic director
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
30, Mar, 2020 @5:00 AM
Counterspace architects to be youngest Serpentine pavilion designers
South African firm will celebrate London communities in the Serpentine Galleries’ 50th year
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
10, Feb, 2020 @6:00 AM
Serpentine Pavilion; Antepavilion; Colour Palace – review
While this year’s Serpentine Pavilion struggles under a cloud of controversy, its leaner London rivals are shining
Catherine Slessor
23, Jun, 2019 @7:00 AM
Serpentine Galleries chief resigns
Yana Peel steps down, citing ‘misguided personal attacks on me and my family’
Jon Swaine, Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Patrick Greenfield
18, Jun, 2019 @2:59 PM
Serpentine Pavilion 2019: Japan's great conjuror falls foul of health and safety
Junya Ishigami’s hillock of Cumbrian slate was meant to feel ‘primitive and ancient’. But British regulations – and the wind – dashed his dreams. Is it time to rethink the annual event?
Oliver Wainwright
18, Jun, 2019 @1:48 PM
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