Fine Art Magazine Blog: The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion London, presents Amar Kanwar's exhibition ~ September 23 2026 -January 31 2027

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion London, presents Amar Kanwar's exhibition ~ September 23 2026 -January 31 2027

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AMAR KANWAR
EXHIBITION IMAGES and EVENT TOMORROW

Image: Amar Kanwar, The Peacock's Graveyard, 2023 (film still). Digital video installation, 7 screens, dimensions variable, 28 min., 16 sec. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.

Serpentine North
23 September 2026 – 31 January 2027

Serpentine presents a major solo exhibition of New Delhi-based artist and filmmaker Amar Kanwar (b. 1964, New Delhi, India), one of the most prominent artists working in moving image today. On view at Serpentine North, the exhibition runs from 23 September 2026 until 31 January 2027.

For over two decades, Kanwar has developed a distinctive body of lyrical films that move between documentary, travelogue and visual essay to explore the specific conditions of the Indian subcontinent. Having produced and directed numerous films and multi-video installations, Kanwar’s poetic and contemplative works are frequently marked by the history of his country, tracing the legacies of decolonialisation and the Partition of India and Pakistan. Whilst charged with a regional specificity and deeply personal histories, Kanwar’s work grapples with some of the most pressing issues of our time. Reckoning with the past as a means to better comprehend the present, Kanwar bears witness to social upheaval, displacement, power, violence, justice and memory, ultimately revealing what unites – rather than differentiates – us, regardless of geography or context.

Within the darkened galleries, visitors will encounter a trilogy of transfixing films by Kanwar: the feature-length Such a Morning (2017), the multi-screen installation The Peacock’s Graveyard (2023), and a new multi-screen installation titled The Charcoal Man (2026), which premieres at Serpentine.

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EVENT | Amar Kanwar and Sherna Dastur in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist
Wednesday 23 September 2026, 7pm
Serpentine Pavilion

Join us for an in conversation between artist and filmmaker Amar Kanwar, designer and filmmaker Sherna Dastur and Serpentine Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist to celebrate the opening of Amar Kanwar’s exhibition at Serpentine North and the release of the accompanying catalogue. The conversation will be followed by a book signing with the artist.

Spaces are limited, RSVP to press@serpentinegalleries.org

All images:
Amar Kanwar, Such a Morning (2017), installation view, Serpentine North, 2026. © Amar Kanwar. Photo: © Serpentine and Luke Walker.
Amar Kanwar, Such a Morning, 2017. (Film still). Digital video, 4K, colour, sound, 85 min. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.
Amar Kanwar, installation view, Serpentine North, 2026. © Amar Kanwar. Photo: © Serpentine and Luke Walker.
Amar Kanwar, Such a Morning, 2017. (Film still). Digital video, 4K, colour, sound, 85 min. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.
Amar Kanwar, The Peacock’s Graveyard (2023), installation view, Serpentine North, 2026. © Amar Kanwar. Photo: © Serpentine and Luke Walker.
Amar Kanwar, The Peacock's Graveyard, 2023. (Film still) Digital video installation, 7 screens, dimensions variable, 28 mins, 16 sec. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.
Amar Kanwar, Such a Morning (2017), installation view, Serpentine North, 2026. © Amar Kanwar. Photo: © Serpentine and Luke Walker.