Gilbert & George

Jan Debbaut,Michael Bracewell,Marco Livingstone,Ben Borthwick

ISBN 10: 1854376667 / ISBN 13: 9781854376664

Published by Tate October 2007, 2007

Seller Inventory # 514570

Synopsis:

Gilbert & George are a renowned collaborative art duo, consisting of Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore. They have been working together since 1967 and are known for their formal appearance and brightly coloured, graphic-style photo-based artworks. Their art often challenges social taboos and explores themes of modern life with a unique blend of formality and paradox. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at Tate Modern, it includes an illustrated chronology and bibliography designed by the artists and offers an affordable and comprehensive introduction to two of the most significant artists working today.

About the Author: Jan Debbaut is an art historian by training. Currently, he works as a professor in curatorial studies at the Art History department at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and chair of CCS Ghent (the Center for Curatorial Studies at KASK in Gent). He also works as an independent curator. Over the last 25 years he has been directing several museums and art institutions (a.o. BOZAR in Brussels, the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and Tate Collections in London). All these years he has been curating more than 100 exhibitions (including the Dutch and Belgian pavillion at the Venice Biënnial) and building collections (a.o Generali in Vienna and La Caixa in Barcelona). He has sat on many juries (a.o. the Turner Prize) and boards and advisory committees of many international institutions (including a.o. De Appel, Amsterdam / Whitechapel Gallery, London /Palais de Tokyo, Paris /The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). He recently oversaw the creation of UCCA in Beijing and the Herbert Foundation in Gent.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gilbert & George
Publisher: Tate October 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Trade Paperback
Condition: Used - Very Good