ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Michael Rakowitz’s recreations of bombed artefacts at the Whitechapel Gallery, to Faith Ringgold’s story quilts at the Serpentine Gallery
InterviewFaith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold discusses civil rights and children's books in solo London show
Acclaimed for her paintings and quilts, which weave in stories of the Civil Rights movement from a black female perspective, Faith Ringgold is about to open a solo show at the Serpentine Gallery, London—her first in a European institution.
PreviewExhibitions
Serpentine opens first institutional survey of Luchita Hurtado, while Tate St Ives welcomes Huguette Caland
Santa Monica-based artist, "discovered" at 94, has a retrospective in London and the 88-year-old Lebanese artist makes her UK debut in Cornwall
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the largest Leonardo da Vinci show in half a century, at the Queen's Gallery, to the first retrospective of Luchita Hurtado at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery
NewsLuchita Hurtado
'Marcel Duchamp massaged my feet': Luchita Hurtado looks back on her surreal life at solo Serpentine show
The exhibition will be the 98-year-old artist's first institutional show
NewsSackler Trust
‘Like being married to a serial killer’: Hito Steyerl denounces Sackler sponsorship of museums
German artist urges art world to rally against cultural funding from embattled family at opening of her show at Serpentine Sackler Gallery
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Emma Kunz's powerful abstract drawings at the Serpentine Gallery to Mike Nelson's industrial sculptures at Tate Britain
PreviewExhibitions
Emma Kunz and the art of healing: drawings used in rituals come to London
Serpentine Gallery presents the first major UK exhibition of the mystical Swiss artist’s work
NewsTechnology
Marina Abramovic to make digital appearance at London's Serpentine Galleries
Performance using cutting-edge Magic Leap One device is world first
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Gong meditations and an intimate basement gig: the London art world sounds off in January
Performances by Laraaji and Martin Creed help boost the winter spirits
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Grace Wales Bonner's group show at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery to a last chance to see Christian Marclay's The Clock at Tate Modern
BlogThe Buck stopped here
See it, shop it: Atelier E.B at London's Serpentine Galleries
NewsArchitecture
Thermal spa developer buys Frida Escobedo's Serpentine Pavilion 2018
Structure will be re-installed as part of Therme Group's art and architecture initiative
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Hans Ulrich Obrist: secrets of a super-curator
The Serpentine Galleries' artistic director reveals how he is resisting extinction, declares that shows must find new ways to connect and insists that stopping is not an option
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Christo’s huge floating sculpture in Hyde Park to the intimacy of Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe at the Victoria and Albert Museum
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Le freak c’est chic at the Serpentine Summer Party
InterviewChristo
Christo: Alone but undaunted
As Christo's new work for the Serpentine shows, he remains as ambitious as ever
News
Architect Francis Kéré to construct a meditative pavilion for Tippet Rise Art Center
The commission will fund the construction of a secondary school in the artist’s native Burkina Faso
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Joan Jonas checks out digital double whammy of Ian Cheng and Sondra Perry shows
BlogIn the frame
Anya Hindmarch ensures love is in the air across London for Valentine's Day
NewsSerpentine Galleries
Mexican architect is youngest-ever designer of Serpentine Pavilion
Frida Escobedo will combine Mexican and British influences for the temporary structure in Hyde Park
NewsMuseums
London's Serpentine Gallery to open pavilion in Beijing
Space designed by Jiakun artchitects will draw inspiration from Confucianism
NewsExhibitions
Christo’s floating sculpture for London lake gets go ahead
Large-scale installation in Hyde Park is part of artist's Serpentine Gallery show
AnalysisThe Year In Review
The art world's highs and lows of 2017
Curators, museum directors and artists respond to the year's events
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Rose Wylie’s parade of footballers and royalty to Arthur Jafa’s powerful video collage
FeaturePodcast
Podcast episode 11: antiquities now and Rose Wylie
How is the antiquities trade coping with increased focus on Middle East looting and new approaches to collecting? And Rose Wylie on the pleasures and struggles of painting
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Rose Wylie's painterly energy at the Serpentine
“Her medium is energy,” Hans-Ulrich Obrist says of her work
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Pussy Riot's immersive penal colony installation to a final chance to see Francis Kéré’s Serpentine Pavilion