Spotlight: Serpentine Pavilion Beijing
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The Serpentine Pavilion Beijing is the first pavilion to be co-commissioned and built by the Serpentine outside the UK. The result of a major new collaboration between the Serpentine Galleries (London) and WF CENTRAL (Beijing), the pavilion is designed by JIASpotlight: Serpentine Pavilion Beijing
The Serpentine Pavilion Beijing is the first pavilion to be co-commissioned and built by the Serpentine outside the UK. The result of a major new collaboration between the Serpentine Galleries (London) and WF CENTRAL (Beijing), the pavilion is designed by JIAKUN Architects at WF CENTRAL in Beijing’s Dongcheng District.“The pavilion takes inspiration from Confucianism with an architecture that represents the traditional pursuit of ‘Junzi.’ Led by Liu Jiakun, JIAKUN Architects met the brief of designing a world-class temporary pavilion that considered the historic and social context of Beijing and the 18-year history of the Serpentine Pavilion commission. Liu Jiakun addresses contemporary architectural issues with a sense of realism, an approach inspired by folk wisdom and open to China's many traditions, shedding light on the reciprocal relation between Chinese public life and urban cultural space,” writes JIAKUN Architects in a press announcement.The pavilion, which will be open to public through November 11, serves as the space for cultural, community, and lifestyle activities over the five Pavilion Weekends. Some of the activities include themed thought-leadership talks, “Inspiration Talk Series,” a range of community events such as wellbeing and creativity workshops, performances, and specially curated outdoor art-cinema. Visitors can also enjoy a site-specific light installation conceived by artist Wu Jiehui, which illuminates the Pavilion every evening.JIAKUN Architects’ design was chosen by a selection committee including Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director; and Yana Peel, CEO, Serpentine Galleries; architect Sir David Adjaye, Trustee of Serpentine Galleries; David Glover, CEO of Intelligent Engineering and technical adviser to the Serpentine Pavilion Commission; Raymond Chow and James Robinson, Executive Directors of Hongkong Land; artist Wang Jianwei; and Philip Dodd, Director of Made in China.The Pavilion Weekends take place on June 9-10 , July 6-8, August 3-5, September 7-9, October 26-28, 2018. http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more