An evening of experimental music that responds to the exhibition of Nairy Baghramian and Phyllida Barlow at the Serpentine (8 May - 13 June 2010).

MC: Phyllida Barlow and performances by Tom Badley, Alex Baker and Kit Poulson, Anna Barham, Ben Barwise, Dale Berning, Jess Flood-Paddock, Sarah Jones and Eve Peasnall, Eddie Peake, Sam Williams among others∑

Phyllida Barlow (b. United Kingdom, 1944) is a pioneering English artist whose sculptural installations are characterised by their large scale, often made quickly in the same place that they are to be shown with materials that are subsequently recycled for future use. Their often rough appearance conveys the urgency with which they are produced. In addition to being a practising artist since the 1960s, Barlow has had a long teaching career, tutoring several generations of students who have gone on to become distinguished artists

Alex Baker and Kit Poulson have been collaborating for over 10 years producing live works and installations that explore the edges of sound, text, objects and movement. Recent performances and exhibitions include: Open Multiversity, Swedenborg Hall, London, 2009; Event Horizon, GSK Contemporary, Royal Academy of Art, London (with David Burrows), 2008 and Black Cube / White Horse, Hartnett Gallery, Rochester, NY, USA, 2008.

Dale Berning is a French/South African musician and artist based in London. She has exhibited and performed in the UK, France, Germany, the US, Israel and Japan. She is represented by Take Ninagawa, Tokyo, and had her second solo show there in January 2009. She has releases on Bo‚Weavil Recordings, UK and flaü, Japan. takeninagawa.com

Jess Flood-Paddock's work is a multi-disciplined sculptural practice. With emphasis on the hand-made, history and the personal memory bank it attempts to question contemporary awareness and what it is that we don‚t realise we‚re doing. Whether the work is a video made on a mobile phone or a wall painting of a cartoon cat it uses a sculptural idea of 'being in the middle of things' to relate these elements to the architectural space they inhabit.