The new extension for the Serpentine Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid, in Kensington Gardens is better inside than out. The outside is white and, from the front and rear, very simple curved waves; I’m not sure how it will weather in the UK. The inside however is a unique womb-like restaurant interior with a milky white light cascading down through the rooflights. It is good to see the old historic Magazine Building brought into use – with quite simple warehouse spaces on the inside, The first exhibition is a site-specific installation by Adrián Villar Rojas, the Argentinian-born artist renowned for his large-scale sculptural works, predominantly made in clay and brick, which everyone seems to enjoy, except the poor elephant! An interesting new addition to the arts scene in London.
Ian Caldwell
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
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