The Serpentine Gallery Manifesto Marathon brought together leading artists and practitioners from the worlds of literature, architecture, music, film, activism and philosophical discourse to present their manifestos for the 21st century in front of a public audience. more...

Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941, Dusseldorf) rose to prominence in the early 1970s, earning worldwide acclaim for his expansive and encyclopaedic photographic series. Often presented in the form of books, posters, postcards and installations, these collections link Feldmann's life-long fascination with collecting elements of visual culture. more...

This 728-page tome commemorates the Serpentine Gallery Poetry Marathon 2009, an ambitious two-day event exploring the exchanges between art and poetry. The event was conceived by Hans Ulrich Obrist and held in the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009, designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA. The book is designed by M/M (Paris) and published by Koenig Books. more...

The Serpentine Gallery is proud to present On the Edgware Road, an exhibition showcasing recent and upcoming works commissioned by the Gallery's Edgware Road Project. Through a residency and research programme, the Edgware Road Project links local and international artists with people living and working in this London neighbourhood. more...

The book is the first to bring together all of the Serpentine Pavilions. Interviews of Serpentine Director Julia Peyton-Jones and Co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist complete the description of the pavilions, illustrated by the original drawings by each architect and photos of the completed works. The architect Richard Rogers has stated, "The pavilions, erected for relatively little money, are unbelievably good. I couldn't single one out that I have liked more than the others - they have all been masterpieces". more...

The definitive exhibition catalogue of the Serpentine Gallery show, this publication features an essay on Michelangelo Pistoletto'spractice, and an interview with the artist by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Reflecting upon the major themes of contemporary life, The Mirror of Judgement opens up a dynamic space for debate regarding the environment, politics, economics, education and spirituality. more...

Artist Marcus Coates has worked with outpatients at St John's Hospice, London, since 2009, as part of the Serpentine Gallery's project Skills Exchange: Urban Transformation and the Politics of Care. Wondering about the skills an artist could offer people in the final stages of their lives, Coates began his project asking the question, 'What can I do for you?' more...

This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition Anish Kapoor: Turning the World Upside Down in Kensington Gardens (28 September 2010–13 March 2011) more...

This fully illustrated monograph focuses on Parreno’s extensive work in film from his emergence as a major artist in the 1990s to the present day, and features essays by Michael Fried, Nicolas Bourriaud and Dorothea von Hantelmann. more...

Glass, polycarbonate and fabric structures create a flexible system of interior and exterior spaces. Around the Pavilion, Nouvel has created spaces for outdoor enjoyment and play, bringing the tradition of French civic parks to London. Red table tennis tables, draughts, chess, frisbees and kites are availbale for the public to play with throughout the summer months. more...

This publication is the culmination of a collaboration between five institutions that recently presented exhibitions of the work of Allora & Calzadilla. The book discusses the five exhibitions in depth through interviews and essays, and documents individually the five different installations together with images of individual works. more...

The definitive exhibition catalogue of the Serpentine Gallery show. Warren is perhaps best known for her clay pieces that are roughly-worked and unfired. Her sculptures in both clay and bronze range from amorphous forms to more recognisably figurative works, together with pieces that embrace both the formal and the grotesque. They appear unfinished at first glance with the form in flux, morphing in and out of the material. Created on a variety of scales, they often focus on the sexuality of the female body. more...

The Serpentine Gallery is proud to present 4900 Colours, a major new work comprising brightly coloured squares randomly arranged in a grid formation. The 196 panels of 25 coloured squares can be re-configured in 11 variations ranging from one large scale painting, presented last year at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, to multiple, smaller paintings of varying sizes. The schemas for each of the variations are illustrated in this catalogue. more...

Nils Norman was invited by the Serpentine Gallery and The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields, one of the UK’s largest organisations for homeless people, to create a work in response to the charity’s location in central London. more...

A newly published look at this much-celebrated temporary structure, the 7th building in the Serpentine Gallery's internationally acclaimed architectural programme. The central design of the 2006 Pavilion, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond, with Arup, was a spectacular ovoid-shaped inflatable canopy that could be raised or lowered to cover the amphitheatre below. more...

The Serpentine Gallery’s Hreinn Fridfinnsson catalogue represents a long-overdue, new survey of the work of one of Iceland’s leading contemporary artists. more...

This catalogue documents the realisation of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 and investigates the unique partnership of artist and architect that led to the genesis and creation of this remarkable work of architecture. more...

A specially commissioned artist’s book for children to accompany the Paul Chan exhibition. more...

Hearing Voices, Seeing Things is a Serpentine Gallery project. This publication is essential reading for everyone interested in the relationship between contemporary art and mental health and includes texts by psychoanalyst Darian Leader and poet John Hegley. more...