Punch A Journalist And Step Into The Darkness At The Serpentine Galleries — londonist.com

| Art & Photography, Free & Cheap, Museums & Galleries | By: Tabish Khan The Serpentine has two new exhibitions at its two lakeside galleries, featuring the playful kinetic art of Julio le Parc and the subtle conceptual works of Reiner Ruthenbeck — two very different artists. Punching bags with pictures of an artist, a mayor, a father and a… baby can be beaten up by visitors. © READS 2014 Julie le Parc has populated the Serpentine Sackler building with both his light and his kinetic artworks, essentially creating his own funfair. There are rotating, vibrating mirrors, and loud machines that send plastic balls flying in all directions. There’s also an uneven floor to walk across, and springy chairs that feel like they may give way under your weight at any moment.

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