Here’s my pick of three things to do this week: get out in the sunshine and see Fujimoto’s Serpentine Pavilion, or get your art fix at the Royal Academy from Monday, or fill your Saturday with a talk on architecture and the Independent Group!
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What: Serpentine Pavilion
Where: Hyde Park, London
When: Until October 20
Sou Fujimoto’s much-anticipated cloud-like pavilion has taken shape on the Serpentine lawn in Hyde Park. At 41, Fujimoto is the youngest architect to be involved in the annual design of a temporary structure for the Serpentine Gallery, following Peter Zumthor, Jean Nouvel, Herzog & de Meuron and Toyo Ito to name a few.
Image: Iwan Baan
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What: Summer Exhibition 2013
Where: Royal Academy, London
When: Until August 10
The annual Royal Academy summer exhibition is a must-see event in any art-lover’s calendar. It is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art show, showcasing work in all media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and of course there’s the usual architecture room crammed with sketches, models and drawings.
Image: Benedict Johnson
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What: Architecture and the Independent Group
Where: ICA, London
When: June 8, 16:00-18:00
During the final weekend of the exhibition, The Independent Group: Parellel of Art & Life, Victoria Walsh will lead a conversation looking at the relevance of architecture to the Independent Group, focusing in particular on JG Ballard.
Image: Neil Clasper
What are you doing this weekend?
