Exhibitions
Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos
13 February - 7 April 2013
Rosemarie Trockel (born in 1952 in Schwerte, Germany) has long been admired for her highly independent and influential practice. In
A Cosmos she places her work in the company of others to explore varying disciplines. Central to the exhibition are a number of core works, including new works never seen before in the UK, by Trockel, and arranged around these in a constellation according to type and theme are artefacts, both natural and human.
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Ultra-red
RE:ASSEMBLY
17-21 April 2013
The Serpentine Gallery's Edgware Road Project presents
RE:ASSEMBLY, an exhibition by sound art collective
Ultra-red with students and teachers from St Marylebone Church of England School in London.
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Sound
Sound Series
Dominic Eichler
An introduction to the exhibition Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos
Berlin-based writer and musician
Dominic Eichler has written a free, downloadable, audio introduction for
Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos. Recorded in the style of a radio play for four female voices, this audio work reflects upon the exhibition in the context of Trockel's wider oeuvre, while also discussing several of the objects and artworks in the Serpentine Gallery show. This audio introduction is designed to be enjoyed on visitors' own mobile devices whilst in the Gallery or at home.
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Future Plans
The Serpentine Sackler Gallery:
A New Cultural Destination for London
In 2013, 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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Outdoor Commission
Fischli/Weiss
Rock on Top of Another Rock
8 March 2013 - 6 March 2014
The Serpentine Gallery, in collaboration with The Royal Parks and Modus Operandi, is proud to present
Rock on Top of Another Rock by
Fischli/Weiss. The first and only public sculpture by the artists to be commissioned in the UK, this unique installation in Kensington Gardens echoes the earliest and most basic types of monuments found around the world: two colossal rocks seemingly balanced precariously one on top of the other
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Talks and events
Rock on Top of Another Rock: An Evening with Peter Fischli
Tuesday 2 April 2013
The Serpentine Gallery presents a talk dedicated to the
Fischli/Weiss installation in Kensington Gardens,
Rock on Top of Another Rock. This event, programmed in consultation with Peter Fischli, will explore the fascinating history of stones and rocks in art. Precariousness, stability and a sense of the absurd, evoked by Fishli/Weiss's monumental sculpture at the Serpentine Gallery, will be discussed, offering a unique insight into the project and the artists' wider practice.
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News
Sou Fujimoto to design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013
The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 will be designed by multi awardwinning
Japanese architect
Sou Fujimoto. Occupying some 350 square-metres of lawn in front of the Serpentine Gallery, Sou Fujimoto's delicate, latticed structure of 20mm steel poles will have a lightweight and semi-transparent appearance that will allow it to blend, cloud-like, into the landscape and against the classical backdrop of the Gallery's colonnaded East wing.
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Limited Editions
Limited Editions by Rosemarie Trockel
Rosemarie Trockel (b.1952, Germany) has long been admired for her highly independent and influential practice. In
A Cosmos she places her work in the company of others to explore varying disciplines. For over thirty years, Trockel has resisted any identifiable stylistic signature. Installations involving animals, wool paintings, films, videos, ceramics, drawings and collages, plus a panoply of sculptures in myriad materials, are among the extraordinarily varied forms that comprise her work.
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Marathon
Watch the Memory Marathon on The Space
This October, internationally renowned artists, writers, historians, musicians, film-makers, neuroscientists and a scent expert came together for the
Serpentine Gallery Memory Marathon, the seventh annual festival of ideas inspired by the annual Pavilion commission. On Saturday, eleven hours of performances, discussions and presentations were streamed live on The Space, and selected highlights are now available to watch on demand, including David Lynch, John Berger, Michael Stipe and Douglas Coupland.
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