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.

Barclays Young Artist Award 1991

Barclays Young Artist Award 1991

Serpentine South Gallery 12 Jan — 17 Feb 1991

This was the first time that the Serpentine hosted the Barclays Young Artist Award Exhibition – a national prize in its seventh year.

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Possible Worlds: Sculpture from Europe

Possible Worlds: Sculpture from Europe

Serpentine South Gallery 9 November 1990 — 6 January 1991

This exhibition focused on younger artists still relatively unknown in Britain but acclaimed in their homeland.

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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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