Serpentine Pavilion, 2022, by Theaster Gates ★★★★★
Walking through Kensington Gardens on a blue-sky day the new Serpentine Pavilion stops you in your tracks, as a large black circular structure rises from the green grass as if something that doesn’t belong has been dropped outside The Serpentine Gallery – it’s reminiscent of the obelisk from the opening scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey, only bigger.
It’s designed by Theaster Gates and Adjaye Associates to have that effect, to draw people in the park towards it – whether they came to see it, were out for a jog or to meet friends for a picnic. It’s called the Black Chapel and, like all chapels, its architecture calls to people so they can escape the everyday and enter a different space.
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WHEN
10 Jun 2022 – 16 Oct 2022, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens, London, W2 3XA