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.

Glenys Johnson: The Ground You Walk On

Serpentine South Gallery 17 Jan — 22 Feb 1987

This exhibition displayed Johnson’s beautiful and mysterious life-size figures, derived from everyday newspaper images from South Africa.

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Mark Wallinger (1987)

17 Jan — 22 Feb 1987

The first exhibition of the work of Mark Wallinger at the Serpentine Galleries.

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Stuart Brisley: Georgiana Collection

Stuart Brisley: Georgiana Collection

Serpentine South Gallery 10 Jan — 15 Feb 1987

This exhibition marked the culmination of the Georgiana Collection – one of the key bodies of Stuart Brisley’s work from 1979-86.

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John Bellany: Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings 1964–86

Serpentine South Gallery 29 November 1986 — 11 January 1987

A large retrospective of East Lothian painter John Bellany’s work, featuring his popular work My Father (1966).

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Roger Palmer: Precious Metals

Serpentine South Gallery 18 Oct — 23 Nov 1986

Precious Metals was composed of 10 triptychs by Roger Palmer that focussed on one settlement in Cape Province, South Africa.

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Martin Naylor: Between Discipline and Desire, Selected Works 1977–86

Serpentine South Gallery 18 Oct — 23 Nov 1986

A touring exhibition of Martin Naylor's work.

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Lucas Samaras: Polaroid Photographs: 1969–1983

Serpentine South Gallery 6 Sep — 12 Oct 1986

An exhibition of Polaroids by Lucas Samaras, representing an unflinching autobiographical adventure.

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Charting Time: Artists’ drawings for film and video

Charting Time: Artists’ drawings for film and video

Serpentine South Gallery 9–31 Aug 1986

This exhibition illustrated how film and video artists visualised their work before their films or videos 'existed'.

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Eye Music: The Graphic Art of New Musical Notation

Serpentine South Gallery 26 Jul — 31 Aug 1986

This was one of the largest surveys of musical notation undertaken and included scores by more than 100 composers.

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