Jesús Rafael Soto's interactive yellow kinetic sculpture unveiled at Serpentine in London
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Tom Ravenscroft
Summary
The Serpentine gallery in London has installed "Pénétrable BBL Jaune," a bright yellow kinetic sculpture by Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto, alongside the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Lanza Atelier. This is the first outdoor UK exhibition of Soto's work, who passed away in 2005. The interactive sculpture invites visitors to walk through hanging yellow tubes, creating an immersive sensory experience that blurs the boundaries between art and viewer.
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Named Pénétrable BBL Jaune, the kinetic pavilion is the first work by the artist, who passed away in 2005, to have been shown outdoors in the UK.
The Serpentine has installed a colourful, kinetic sculpture by Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto alongside this year's Lanza Atelier-designed Serpentine Pavilion in central London.
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