GILBERT & GEORGE
The original “living sculptures” — turning life into art with unapologetic, stained-glass-bright photo works that hit on sex, religion, politics, class, and the gritty poetry of the city.
Indelible Fine Art can advise on collecting Gilbert & George works — from edition formats and provenance, to condition, framing, and long-term collectability. Explore available works via our shop link below.
Biography & Practice
Gilbert & George (Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore) have spent decades collapsing the distance between artist, artwork, and public persona. From early performances as “living sculptures” to the monumental, grid-based pictures that followed, their work is direct, confrontational, and weirdly tender underneath the bite.
Visually, they fuse photography, graphic colour, and bold text into panels that read like secular stained glass — street life, headlines, desire, fear, faith, and the chaos of modern Britain, all jammed into one image that refuses to look away.
From “Living Sculpture” to the Picture Grids
A key early moment is The Singing Sculpture — the duo performing in suits with painted faces, turning themselves into the artwork. From the mid-1970s onwards, they developed the grid format: individual photographic images assembled into monumental panels, often loaded with text and electric colour.
Want help navigating eras / series / scale? We can shortlist the strongest options based on space, budget, and what you actually want the work to do on your wall.
Why Collect Gilbert & George
- Instantly recognisable language: grid, colour, text, and the artists themselves.
- Big cultural footprint — and genuinely museum-level work with serious art-historical presence.
- Works hold attention: you see the punch first, then the detail, then the meaning shifts.
Best buying advice: focus on provenance + condition + scale (and whether the imagery is one you’ll want to live with).
Press, Museum Features & Reading
A clean museum reference for one of the most-cited works — ideal for collecting context.
A solid explainer on the duo’s “Art for All” ethos and how it underpins the work.
A major institutional overview of recent work and scale (helpful for buyers).
Gilbert & George at Indelible Fine Art
Indelible Fine Art can advise on authenticity, provenance, condition reporting and framing — plus practical buying guidance around series, scale, and what makes a work “sing” in a real home. Enquire with the gallery for a private shortlist.
If you’re buying as a gift, we’ll keep it discreet and make it easy (yes, we can do worldwide shipping).
Gilbert & George Works for Sale
Selected works currently listed on Indelible Fine Art.
If nothing listed is quite right, message us — we can source and advise.
Request availability & catalogues
For availability, pricing, authentication guidance and worldwide shipping options, contact Indelible Fine Art.
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