The capital’s most star-studded art event, the Serpentine Summer Party 2024, returned to the Kensington Gardens gallery last night. Held annually to raise funds for the Serpentine, as well as mark the opening of the Serpentine Pavilion, which this year has been designed by Misuk Cho of Mass Galleries, the event is one of the most exclusive on London’s summer social scene.

Hosted by Serpentine CEO, Bettina Korek, and artistic director, Hans Ulrich Obrist, as ever the Serpetine Summer Party 2024 was attended by the great and the good from the world’s of art, fashion, music, and film. This year’s co-hosts included Venus Williams, Peggy Gou and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, while Skepta, Jus Jammin and Princess Julia took to the decks to provide the soundtrack for the evening, which was fuelled by Ruinart champagne, Whispering Angel wine, and canapes by Farmacy and Skye Gyngell’s Spring.

Elsewhere, guests including Alexa Chung, Benedict Cumberbatch, Laurence Fishburne and Sadiq Khan took in Yinka Shonibare’s latest show, Suspended States, at Serpentine South and had their photos taken as part of Judy Chicago’s interactive global project, What if Women Ruled the World? Take a look inside the evening below.

Venus Williams wearing Pomellato jewellery. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Laurence Fishburne. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Alexa Chung in Nensi Dojaka. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Skepta. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Russell Tovey. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Lee Jung-jae. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Minsuk Cho. Image: Marco Bahler/BFA

Pixie Geldof in Molly Goddard. Image: Darren Gerrish/Getty Images

Maya Jama. Image: Marco Bahler/BFA

Martha Ward and Minnie Driver. Image: Marco Bahler/BFA

Harris Reed, Chet Lo and Lady Lola Bute. Image: Marco Bahler/BFA

Jus Jammin. Image: Marco Bahler/BFA

Daphne Guinness and Goga Ashkenazi. Image: Marco Bahler/BFA

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