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.

Edward Ruscha: Paintings

Edward Ruscha: Paintings

Serpentine South Gallery 15 Sep — 28 Oct 1990

This exhibition was the first major showing of Ed Ruscha’s work in the UK.

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Barbara Bloom: The Reign of Narcissism

Serpentine South Gallery 1 Aug — 9 Sep 1990

For Bloom’s first show in Britain, her most recent piece, The Reign of Narcissism, was installed at the Serpentine Gallery.

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Allan McCollum

Serpentine South Gallery 21 Mar — 29 Apr 1990

For the first time in Britain, the many strands of Allan McCollum’s work were brought together for this retrospective.

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The Rodchenko Family Workshop

Serpentine South Gallery 12 December 1989 — 28 January 1990

The most comprehensive combined presentation of the works of husband and wife team Aleksandr Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova.

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Success is a Job in New York: The Early Art and Business of Andy Warhol

Success is a Job in New York: The Early Art and Business of Andy Warhol

Serpentine South Gallery 3 Sep — 1 Oct 1989

In September 1989, three exhibitions of Andy Warhol’s work opened in London.

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Shifting Focus

Serpentine South Gallery 30 Jun — 28 Aug 1989

This exhibition offered an insight into international contemporary photography by women.

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Promises, Promises

Promises, Promises

Serpentine South Gallery 22 Apr — 21 May 1989

Prominent critic Adrian Searle was invited to select an exhibition of young and international artists whose work reflected current concerns.

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Dreaming the Gokstadt, Northern Lands and Islands

Serpentine South Gallery 26 November 1988 — 8 January 1989

This exhibition presented Thomas Joshua Cooper’s stark black and white photographs of empty and elemental northern landscapes.

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Rory McEwen: The Botanical Paintings

Serpentine South Gallery 26 November 1988 — 8 January 1989

Six years after his death, the Serpentine Gallery presented this exhibition of Rory McEwen’s botanical paintings.

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