It was a starry evening in London Serpentine Gallerieswhich hosted Tuesday, June 27 its annual meeting summer party to celebrate the Serpentine Pavilion 2023designed by the Franco-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh and titled A table.
“We are thrilled to see the return of the legendary Serpentine Summer Party,” Bettina Korek, CEO of Serpentine, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, said in a statement. statementcalling the event “the pinnacle of London’s cultural calendar”.
While that might seem like a bit of a stretch, the list of daring names that showed up for the occasion was certainly impressive, featuring a wide range of celebrities, from movie stars and musicians to fashion designers and models.
There were actors Natasha Lyonne, Lena Dunham, Justin Theroux, Andrew Garfield, Minnie Driver and Russell Tovey. From the fashion world, vogue editor Anna Wintour and models Pixie Geldof and Lori Harvey were on hand, along with designers David Koma and Paul Smith, accompanied by Diane Kruger and Orlando Bloom respectively sporting their creations.
Diane Kruger at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Other notables included singer Ellie Goulding, novelist Zadie Smith, human rights activist Bianca Jagger and tennis player Venus Williams, who is playing in the first round of Wimbledon, which she won five times, on Monday .
The evening kicked off with a performance by the music program Aga Khan and ended with a set by DJ Benji B and a performance by Major League DJz. Other highlights include Ladurée’s limited-edition macaroons and an interactive piece by the artist Gabriel Massan with actors playing their Followers characters from his experimental video game Third Worldon view at the Serpentine North.
The evening also marked the debut of a Tomas Saracenothe new movie of Aerocene for Ruinart, part of the champagne house’s “Countdown” series of commissioned works responding to the climate emergency. The Argentinian artist is a subject of an exhibition at the museum– his first major solo exhibition in the UK – which opened earlier this month at Serpentine South.
See more photos from the event below.
Ellie Goulding at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Venus Williams at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Minnie Driver at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Orlando Bloom at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Russell Tovey at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Zadie Smith at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Andrew Garfield at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Anna Wintour at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lina Ghotmeh and Bettina Korek at the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2023 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England. Photo by Darren Gerrish/Getty Images for the Serpentine Gallery.
“Tomás Saraceno: canvas(es) of lifeis on display at the Serpentine South Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA, UK, from June 1 to September 10, 2023.Third World: The Lower Dimensionis on view at the Serpentine North Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA, UK, from June 23 to October 22, 2023.Serpentine Pavilion 2023 by Lina Ghotmeh — Architectureis on view at the Serpentine Pavilion, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA, UK, from June 9 to October 29, 2023.
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