Minsuk Cho's Serpentine Pavilion Unveiled

Minsuk Cho's design for this year's Serptine Pavilion was revealed in January, and then further teased in a short film last month as construction was underway. The built reality of the temporary pavilion, as indicated in the photographs presented here, stays true to the renderings. Archipelagic Void offers visitors to Serpentine a series of adaptable structures that were inspired by the open courtyards, madangs, in traditional Korean houses.

Each structure has a purpose indicated by its name: Gallery, Library, Auditorium, Tea House, and Play Tower. The Gallery, leading from the Serpentine building, will host a sound installation; the Library is the setting for The Library of Unread Books, an art installation; the Tea House will offer visitors tea while also harkening to the original function of Serpentine's permanent building; the Auditorium will host the gallery's usual slate of summer programming; and the Play Tower, fitted with orange netting, will allow kids to climb while their parents sip tea.

Archipelagic Void will be on display and in use from June 7 until October 27, 2024.