Archive

From the architecture pavilion and digital commissions to the ideas marathon and the general ecology programme, explore over 50 years of artists, projects and exhibitions.

Serpentine Gallery: Weekend Music and Dance Events

Serpentine South Gallery 27 May — 11 Jun 1978

A series of performances, including Mike Westbrook’s Brass Band, the Cycles Dance Company and The Festival Brass Consort.

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Jeffery Camp: Paintings of Night and Day

Serpentine South Gallery 20 May — 11 Jun 1978

An exhibition of paintings by Camp, reflecting his interest in hang gliding and his exploration of the coastline both by day and night.

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Bryan Kneale: Sculpture, Work in Progress

Serpentine South Gallery 25 May — 11 Jun 1978

This was Bryan Kneale’s first one-man exhibition in a public gallery since his retrospective at the Whitechapel in 1966.

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Art For Whom?

Art For Whom?

Serpentine South Gallery 22 Apr — 14 May 1978

The Arts Council invited Richard Cork, editor of Studio International, to select an exhibition of current British art.

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Spring Show 2

Serpentine South Gallery 25 Mar — 16 Apr 1978

This group exhibition in the spring of 1978 was curated by Stuart Brisley.

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Spring Show 1

Serpentine South Gallery 25 Feb — 19 Mar 1978

The first of two group exhibitions for the spring of 1978, featuring six artists.

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Jack Smith: The Written and the Diagrammatic, Paintings and Drawings 1965–77

Serpentine South Gallery 21 Jan — 19 Feb 1978

The paintings in this exhibition dated from the previous 12 years and were what Jack Smith called “diagrams of experience or sensation.”

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The Sculptures of de Kooning, with related paintings, drawings and lithographs

The Sculptures of de Kooning, with related paintings, drawings and lithographs

Serpentine South Gallery 26 November 1977 — 8 January 1978

This exhibition presented de Kooning’s sculptures cast in bronze to date, with a selection of related paintings, drawings and lithographs.

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Peter Startup: Sculpture 1921-1976

Serpentine South Gallery 22 Oct — 20 Nov 1977

This exhibition was the first major survey of British artist Peter Startup’s work following his death the previous year.

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