Serpentine Summer Party 2026 Units A-Checklist Hosts (Unique)

Salma Hayek Pinault, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu are set to co-host London’s unique Serpentine Summer Party this yr.

On June 23, on the iconic gallery’s most essential annual fundraiser — making certain exhibitions and artist tasks stay free and open for all — the occasion might be hosted by Michael R. Bloomberg, Chairman of Serpentine’s board of trustees; Bettina Korek, CEO; and Hans Ulrich Obrist, creative director.

They might be joined by the world-famous Mexican movie stars in Kensington Gardens, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal, in what’s going to mark the twenty fifth Serpentine Architecture Pavilion — an architectural fee that started with Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Oscar Niemeyer in 2000, and has since turn into one of the vital platforms on the planet for introducing rising and mid-career architects to a world viewers.

The 2026 Pavilion, titled a serpentine, is designed by Mexico City-based apply LANZA atelier. They selected brick as their major materials, making a rhythmic construction that strikes from opaque to permeable: a bridge, they are saying, in structure and in spirit, between the U.Ok. and Latin America.

“Throughout my career I have been driven by a belief that Latin American voices, stories and creativity belong at the centre of global culture, not at its edges,” mentioned the Oscar-nominated Hayek Pinault. “The Serpentine Pavilion has always understood this. When I visited Frida Escobedo’s Pavilion in 2018, I felt it immediately — a Mexican architect in conversation with one of the world’s great parks, on her own terms. LANZA atelier’s a serpentine continues that dialogue, and I am honored to be part of celebrating it.”

Harry Potter and Gravity director Cuarón added that essentially the most highly effective moments in cinema occur when “space, light and structure stop being separate things.” He continued: “That’s what LANZA atelier have achieved with a serpentine, a structure that breathes with its surroundings. I am proud to celebrate this alongside my fellow Mexicans, and honored to be part of an evening that belongs to London and Mexico in equal measure.”

Iñárritu, who this yr will premiere Digger with Tom Cruise, mentioned: “The English brick city and the Mexican brick wall speak different languages, yet both turn earth, fire, and craft into culture. It’s my honor to co-host this evening at Serpentine and see Mexico City’s creative spirit take root in Kensington Gardens.”

The night will deliver collectively Serpentine supporters alongside main figures from artwork, tradition, vogue, structure, enterprise and know-how. Guests are promised an artist-led journey via Kensington Gardens, encountering highlights from Serpentine’s summer season program, together with main exhibitions by Cecily Brown (Picture Making) and David Hockney (A Year in Normandie and Other Thoughts on Painting) alongside particular activations centred on the Pavilion.

This yr’s Summer Party can even characteristic a artistic collaboration with LANZA atelier, bringing the flavors of Mexico to stay via meals. As with latest editions, a few of Britain’s largest rising vogue designers might be invited to decorate their associates and cultural figures for the night.