Hayward Gallery at 50: Uncovering the Archive

Celebrating 50 years of Hayward Gallery with a behind-the-scenes look at 50 ambitious, contemporary exhibitions through newly digitised archival material

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Then and now

From 1968 to today, a look at the Hayward's journey

EDITORIAL FEATURE

Seminal moments from Hayward Gallery’s history, as told through its archive.

Ralph Rugoff, Director

EDITORIAL FEATURE

Lee Bul: Crashing, a 2018 exhibition

Lee Bul, Artist

Explore the Hayward's history through time

From Henri Matisse to Martin Creed

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1960s - 1970s

Henri Matisse, groundbreaking group exhibitions and catfish controversies

1968

Matisse 1869-1954: A Retrospective Exhibition

Hayward Gallery

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1970

Kinetics: An International Survey of Kinetic Art

Hayward Gallery

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1972

The New Art

Hayward Gallery

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1978

Hayward Annual

Hayward Gallery

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1971

11 Los Angeles Artists

Hayward Gallery

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1980s - 1990s

Large-scale historical shows meet blockbuster retrospectives

1989

The Other Story: Afro Asian Artists in Post-war Britain

Hayward Gallery

1988

Nam June Paik: Video Works 1963-88

Hayward Gallery

1995

Art and Power: Europe under the Dictators 1930-45

Hayward Gallery

1989

Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1820-1980

Hayward Gallery

1998

Anish Kapoor

Hayward Gallery

The Noughties

Architectural interventions, technicolour installations and bold monographic exhibitions

EDITORIAL FEATURE

Jeremy Deller - Solo exhibition at Hayward Gallery in 2012.

2000

Sonic Boom: The Art of Sound

Hayward Gallery

2008

Psycho Buildings: Artists Take On Architecture

Hayward Gallery

2007

Antony Gormley: Blind Light

Hayward Gallery

2013

Light Show

Hayward Gallery

2011

Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want

Hayward Gallery

Explore 50 years of the Hayward Gallery's digital archives

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In collaboration with

Then and now

From 1968 to today, a look at the Hayward's journey

Seminal moments from Hayward Gallery’s history, as told through its archive.

Ralph Rugoff, Director

Lee Bul: Crashing, a 2018 exhibition

Lee Bul, Artist

Explore the Hayward's history through time

From Henri Matisse to Martin Creed

1960s - 1970s

Henri Matisse, groundbreaking group exhibitions and catfish controversies

Matisse 1869-1954: A Retrospective Exhibition

Hayward Gallery

Kinetics: An International Survey of Kinetic Art

Hayward Gallery

The New Art

Hayward Gallery

Hayward Annual

Hayward Gallery

11 Los Angeles Artists

Hayward Gallery

1980s - 1990s

Large-scale historical shows meet blockbuster retrospectives

The Other Story: Afro Asian Artists in Post-war Britain

Hayward Gallery

Nam June Paik: Video Works 1963-88

Hayward Gallery

Art and Power: Europe under the Dictators 1930-45

Hayward Gallery

Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1820-1980

Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor

Hayward Gallery

The Noughties

Architectural interventions, technicolour installations and bold monographic exhibitions

Jeremy Deller - Solo exhibition at Hayward Gallery in 2012.

Sonic Boom: The Art of Sound

Hayward Gallery

Psycho Buildings: Artists Take On Architecture

Hayward Gallery

Antony Gormley: Blind Light

Hayward Gallery

Light Show

Hayward Gallery

Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want

Hayward Gallery

Explore 50 years of the Hayward Gallery's digital archives

Sketches to reality

The unseen side of exhibition-making

Hayward Gallery

Hayward Gallery

Hayward Gallery

Terry Gilliam

Iván Navarro

Online Exhibits

Artworks and Artifacts

Articles

Videos