Press Release The Serpentine Gallery Future Contemporaries Annual Party Serpentine Gallery Thursday 23 September 2010 Kensington Gardens London W2 3XA Featuring performance by Apparatjik T +44 (0)20 7402 6075 F +44 (0)20 7402 4103 The Serpentine Gallery Future Contemporaries’ Annual Party is a social www.serpentinegallery.org highlight of the London art world. This year it takes place on 23 September in the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 designed by Pritzker Prize-winning The Serpentine Trust is a limited architect Jean Nouvel. The evening’s drinks are sponsored by Boujis and company registered in England catering will be provided by Lettice. under number 2150221 It is an educational charity, which The party will feature a special performance by Apparatjik, a music and art is funded by Arts Council England and Westminster City Council collective comprised of legendary music figures Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Registered charity number 298809 Magne Furuholmen of a-ha, Jonas Bjerre of Mew and producer Martin Terefe. VAT Number 466 5881 01 Founded in 2007 to foster a new generation of philanthropists and art Printed on material that is Forest collectors under the age of 40, the Future Contemporaries come from a wide Stewardship Council certified variety of backgrounds and professions. In return for their support of the Serpentine, the Gallery organises a programme of special events designed to give unique insight into the contemporary art world and nurture a lifelong association with it. The Future Contemporaries Annual Party offers an opportunity to view the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010, designed by Jean Nouvel, out of public hours and to become a member of this diverse group of individuals. The Future Contemporaries group is lead by a Committee made up of young leaders from a diverse range of professional backgrounds, including Princess Alia Al-Senussi; Alexa Enthoven, curator; Flora Fairbairn, curator; Tim Franks, Advent International; Rebecca Guinness, journalist; Liz Kabler, Annenberg Foundation; Viscount Dan Macmillan, artist; Bobby Molavi, Goldman Sachs; Jake Parkinson-Smith, Boujis; Cristina Revert, Belgrave Capital; Stan Stalnaker, Hub Culture; Christopher Taylor, Museum 52; Fred Uribe, Burberry; Marcus Waley-Cohen, Firefly; and Jonathan Wood, Weil Gotshal & Manges. The Future Contemporaries represent an outstanding audience of art enthusiasts and budding collectors. Apparatjik: Apparatjik is a collective fusing interest in science and culture, founded by Jonas Bjerre, Guy Berryman, Magne F and Martin Terefe. The project is of a tangential nature with cross-field collaborators in the worlds of music, art, fashion and the darker fringes of the scientific community. Apparatjik public performances to date have taken place inside a specially constructed cube, inspired by the Bauhaus movement and Lazlo Moholy Nagy’s work ‘ Light Space Modulator’ from 1930 in particular, debuted at the Club Transmediale festival in Berlin on 1 February 2010. The performance also pays homage to the complex and controversial multiverse theorist Max Tegmark, professor at MIT, Boston. www.apparatjik.com “If you’re a fan of Mew’s complex but melodic progscapes and A-ha’s windswept, existentialiost thecho-pop, you’ll love We Are Here (by Apparatjik). Datascroller is Daft-Punk-ish and rocks like a robot doing the electric boogie.” The Guardian “Like a lesson in wiping the slate clean, of starting something completely different, breaking free of the confines of chart pop, and trying something new.” Line of Best Fit Future Contemporaries Party 2009 Guests in attendance at the 2009 Future Contemporaries’ Annual Party included: Alice Eve, Roger Hiorns, Jamie Johnson, Idris Khan, Hilary Koob- Sassen, Jim Lambie, Dan Macmillan, Jessica McCormack, Petroc Sesti, Conrad Shawcross, Annabelle Wallis and Toby Ziegler. For press information, contact: Tom Coupe, 020 7298 1544, [email protected] Rose Dempsey, 020 7298 1520, [email protected] For further information about Apparatjik: Roland Hill, [email protected] For ticket information: 020 7298 1509 Fax: 020 7594 9979 Email: [email protected] Made possible by: Music by Apparatjik, Production and Lighting by Fisher Productions, Cocktails by Boujis, supported by Asahi and Russian Standard Vodka, Canapés & Bowl food by Lettice, Sound by Dobson, and Soft drinks by Firefly. Performance organised by: .