Saturday 28th September 2013, The new
Sackler Serpentine Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid, opern its doors.
The new cultural destination is located in the heart of London, just a ten minute walk from the Serpentine Gallery.
The new cultural destination is located in the heart of London, just a ten minute walk from the Serpentine Gallery.
Photo © Luke Hayes . 2013
The project of the architect internationally renowned
which continues the relationship established with the gallery in 2000
following the commission of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, consists
in the renovation of The Magazine, a former store of gunpowder. From
this autumn the Serpentine Gallery's exhibition program will take
place at both locations with a vast project for events and
exhibitions.
Photo © Luke Hayes . 2013
The structure was designed as a meeting place of two
separate but complementary: a marquee specially made alongside a
brick structure of the nineteenth century fully restored. The
structure of fiberglass surrounding the brick building, originally
home of The Magazine, takes a square shape and defines a colonnade in
front of the entrance from the neo-classical character. The interiors
have also been involved in the renovation project of Hadid although
although he sought to keep as close as possible to the original
division of the spaces.
Photo © Luke Hayes . 2013
The inaugural exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery is the first exhibition in the UK of the artist Adrian Villar Rojas, famous for his works from the dramatic spirit and of huge dimensions. Another area of the building is dedicated to hosting a retrospective of the Italian sculptor Marisa Merz.
Photo © Luke Hayes . 2013
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