Art
Of Chairs and Pomeranians
What do Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Kruger, Prince Albert, and fluffy dogs have in common?
Serpentine Gallery
Art
A Painter Embraces Inauthenticity
Albert Oehlen has been a wild spirit from first to last.
Art
Finally, a Deeper Look at Luchita Hurtado’s Long Career
For years, Hurtado worked quietly, even if prolifically. At 98 years old, she's getting her due at the Serpentine Gallery.
Art
Faith Ringgold's Painted and Sewn Survey of United States History
At London’s Serpentine Gallery, Faith Ringgold tells stories of race and self-discovery which have too often gone untold.
Art
Spiritualist Drawings that Open Portals to Other Dimensions
Often compared to the work of Hilma af Klint, dozens of rarely-seen drawings by the late Swiss healer and Spiritualist Emma Kunz are on view at the Serpentine Gallery.
Art
Etel Adnan’s Vibrant, Visual Poems
LONDON — “Colorists are epic poets,” said Charles Baudelaire, and here at the Serpentine Gallery we have both: a painter of abstract landscapes and a poet, not to mention activist, scribe, and filmmaker.
Art
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marina?
Marina Abramović woke up in the middle of the night having entirely reimagined her then-upcoming exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery.
Art
Experiencing Marina Abramović's Nothingness
LONDON — There are countless ways to spend a damp gray morning in London. In the name of art, I’ve decided to make my way up to "512 Hours," the new performance by Marina Abramović at the Serpentine Gallery.
News
Much Ado About Marina Abramović's "Nothing"
An upcoming Marina Abramović show about "nothing" at London's Serpentine Gallery has found several prominent art historians and critics at odds with the artist and Serpentine curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist.
Opinion
Solid Gold: Serpentine's Julia Peyton-Jones Tells Us How to Spend It
In case you thought that serpentine was just a name, not a sensibility, Julia Peyton-Jones, co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, has some stiff correctives for you.
News
Santa's Con: Protestors Challenge Serpentine Gallery on Unpaid Labor
Over the weekend, an activist group calling itself Future Interns descended upon the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park. Their objection, the Guardian reports, was to yet another instance of the art economy's exploitative labor model: uncompensated, administrative work under the guise of inter