Gilbert & George
Among the most distinctive partnerships in British contemporary art, Gilbert & George have spent more than five decades turning their lives, bodies and surroundings into art — from their early “living sculptures” to monumental, vividly coloured picture works.
Biography
Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore met while studying at Saint Martin's School of Art in London in 1967. From the beginning, they rejected the idea of separating art from everyday life, presenting themselves as “living sculptures” and making their appearance, routines and East London surroundings part of the work.
Their later picture works developed an unmistakable language of photographic grids, saturated colour, text and repeated self-portraiture. Sex, religion, politics, class, mortality and urban life recur throughout a practice intended to speak directly to a broad public.
The pair represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2005 and received the Turner Prize in 1986. Their work is represented in major museum collections internationally.
Available works
Frigidarium
The Fear
Death After Life
Highlights
- Pioneered the idea of the artists themselves as “living sculpture”.
- Won the Turner Prize in 1986.
- Represented Britain at the 2005 Venice Biennale.
- An immediately recognisable visual language built from photographic grids, saturated colour, text and self-portraiture.
- A career spanning performance, photography, film and monumental picture works.
References
At Indelible
Indelible's current Gilbert & George listings include Frigidarium, The Fear and Death After Life. For works at this level, condition, provenance, edition information and scale are central to the conversation, so the gallery can provide the relevant details directly for each piece.
Their connection with Endless also gives the duo a particularly interesting place within Indelible's wider contemporary programme, bridging generations of London art and image-making.
Explore Gilbert & George at Indelible or contact the gallery for price, condition, provenance and viewing information.