Gilbert & George, A Portrait
Language: English
Published by Harper Collins, London, 1999
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: bluemanbooks, Ludlow, Shropshire, United Kingdombluemanbooks
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Very slight yellowing to page edges. Not price-clipped. A signed copy of the artists' reminiscences, written by their friend Daniel Farson (himself a fascinating art-world figure). Signed by both Gilbert and George ('With lots of love' - but with no dedication) at a bookshop appearances, in which they charmed everyone (and delivered flowers to the staff the following day). A true UK first edition/first printing, with numbers 987654321 present on the numberline. 30 illustrations (half in colour), including photographs of the artists as children. A fantastic copy of a hugely collectible book.
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- Title
- Gilbert & George, A Portrait
- Author
- Farson, Daniel
- Publisher
- Harper Collins, London
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0002558572
- ISBN 13
- 9780002558570
- Edition
- First Edition
The candid, revealing inside story of one of the great and most original art acts of our time: the enigmatic ‘living sculptures’ based in Spitalfields in London’s East End, who are now widely recognised as perhaps the most important living artists on the international scene.
Written with the full cooperation of Gilbert and George, this will be a definitive biography (with illustration sections) rather than a pure art book: very much along the lines fo the author’s vivid, intimate, bestselling portrayal of THE GILDED GUTTER LIFE OF FRANCIS BACON.
Gilbert and George have marketed their work with extraordinary single-mindedness since they appeared together in the late 1960s. Their technique – taking thousands of photographs, assembling a theme in panels and dyeing them in vivid colours – is unequalled. Whether you love them or hate them, they are two of the most exciting artists alive. Their relationship appears odd to the outsider, but is undeniably a great love story. Their appearance (identical three-buttoned suits) has become their trademark.
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About the Author
Born in 1927, Daniel Farson was the author of bestsellers including Jack the Ripper, The Man Who Wrote Dracula and Never A Normal Man. He was a TV reporter, photographer, biographer and art critic.
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