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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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Alberto Giacometti: Sculpture, painting, drawings

Serpentine South Gallery
10 Apr — 17 May 1981

An exhibition of Alberto Giacometti’s work, including drawings and oil portraits as well as sculptures.

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Continuous Creation

Serpentine South Gallery
28 Feb — 29 Mar 1981

Continuous Creation, an exhibition curated by Michael Compton, invited five artists to create four separate ‘environments’.

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H C Westermann/Sam Smith

Serpentine South Gallery
12 December 1980 — 8 February 1981

A show that brought together American sculptor and printmaker H C Westermann, and British sculptor and automaton-maker Sam Smith.

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Jack Bush: Paintings and Drawings 1955–76

Serpentine South Gallery
11 Oct — 16 Nov 1980

The first major exhibition of Canadian abstract artist Jack Bush’s work since his death in 1977.

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Summer Show 3 [1980]

Serpentine South Gallery
13 Sep — 5 Oct 1980

The works in this summer show were selected by Stephen Cox from an open submission.

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Summer Show 2 [1980]

Serpentine South Gallery
16 Aug — 7 Sep 1980

Tony Carter was invited to select the works for this exhibition from an open submission.

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Summer Show 1 [1980]
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Summer Show 1 [1980]

Serpentine South Gallery
19 Jul — 10 Aug 1980

Kick-starting the Serpentine's open-submission summer shows, Alan Miller was invited to select the first of this year's three editions.

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Patrick George: Paintings and Drawings 1937–80

Serpentine South Gallery
14 Jun — 14 Jul 1980

The Serpentine Gallery presented Patrick George's second substantial exhibition devoted to his paintings and drawings.

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David Smith: The Drawings

Serpentine South Gallery
3 May — 8 Jun 1980

Organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, this was the first major retrospective of David Smith’s drawings.

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