Serpentine gallery pavilions philip jodidio biography

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Summer at the Serpentine. Ten years of temporary pavilions by top architects. Since , the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world's top architects to design summer pavilions - temporary structures that are erected next to the Gallery itself for a three-month period.

The Serpentine, which was built in as a tea pavilion, opened in as a show-place for exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists ranging from Matthew Barney to Dan Flavin, Ellsworth Kelley, Louise Bourgeois or Rachel Whiteread.

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It is the only public modern and contemporary art gallery in central London, which maintains free admission and is open seven days a week. The pavilions are the work of international architects or design teams who at the time of the Serpentine's invitation have not completed a building in England. A maximum of six months from invitation to completion is allotted.

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