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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.

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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
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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
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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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Paula Rego
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Paula Rego

Serpentine South Gallery
15 Oct — 20 Nov 1988

This exhibition included a selection of Rego’s earliest drawings and collages, which had never previously been exhibited in London.

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Bernhard Prinz

Serpentine South Gallery
1 Sep — 9 Oct 1988

This was the first exhibition of Prinz’s work in Britain, bringing together his work from the past four years alongside new work.

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A Bottle of Notes and Some Voyages: Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Large Scale Projects with Coosje van Bruggen

Serpentine South Gallery
9 Jul — 29 Aug 1988

This brought together Claes Oldenburg's sculptures and drawings, as well as the large-scale projects he collaborated on with his wife.

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