Gilbert & George: London Pictures
Gilbert & Georgeâs LONDON PICTURES, created in 2011, are their largest group of works, inspired by a collection of 3,712 newspaper posters carefully amassed and sorted by the artists over several years. In their words, âLondon is the most important part of our inspiration. It is all that surrounds usâ, and the artworks articulate the magnificence and sordidness of London life. The postersâ headlines announce violence, passion, misery and greed, a veritable torrent of human existence.
Writer and novelist Michael Bracewellâs essay, written in 2011, considers how Gilbert & George came to know London by roaming the streets as Dickens did a century earlier, absorbing the city in exact proportion to the manner the city absorbed them. He depicts the LONDON PICTURES as the cumulative force and intensity of the pairâs art to date.
This catalogue features the twenty-eight LONDON PICTURES displayed at The Gilbert & George Centre in their 2024â25 exhibition, alongside a scale model of the show and exhibition views. It has been over a decade since these works were first unveiled on a global tour and many have never been shown in the UK previously.
Paperback, 56 pages
Gilbert & Georgeâs LONDON PICTURES, created in 2011, are their largest group of works, inspired by a collection of 3,712 newspaper posters carefully amassed and sorted by the artists over several years. In their words, âLondon is the most important part of our inspiration. It is all that surrounds usâ, and the artworks articulate the magnificence and sordidness of London life. The postersâ headlines announce violence, passion, misery and greed, a veritable torrent of human existence.
Writer and novelist Michael Bracewellâs essay, written in 2011, considers how Gilbert & George came to know London by roaming the streets as Dickens did a century earlier, absorbing the city in exact proportion to the manner the city absorbed them. He depicts the LONDON PICTURES as the cumulative force and intensity of the pairâs art to date.
This catalogue features the twenty-eight LONDON PICTURES displayed at The Gilbert & George Centre in their 2024â25 exhibition, alongside a scale model of the show and exhibition views. It has been over a decade since these works were first unveiled on a global tour and many have never been shown in the UK previously.
Paperback, 56 pages
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Gilbert & Georgeâs LONDON PICTURES, created in 2011, are their largest group of works, inspired by a collection of 3,712 newspaper posters carefully amassed and sorted by the artists over several years. In their words, âLondon is the most important part of our inspiration. It is all that surrounds usâ, and the artworks articulate the magnificence and sordidness of London life. The postersâ headlines announce violence, passion, misery and greed, a veritable torrent of human existence.
Writer and novelist Michael Bracewellâs essay, written in 2011, considers how Gilbert & George came to know London by roaming the streets as Dickens did a century earlier, absorbing the city in exact proportion to the manner the city absorbed them. He depicts the LONDON PICTURES as the cumulative force and intensity of the pairâs art to date.
This catalogue features the twenty-eight LONDON PICTURES displayed at The Gilbert & George Centre in their 2024â25 exhibition, alongside a scale model of the show and exhibition views. It has been over a decade since these works were first unveiled on a global tour and many have never been shown in the UK previously.
Paperback, 56 pages
