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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Gilbert and George : Their New Normal

ON THE BENCH, 2019 Mixed media 118 1/2 × 223 3/5 in 301 × 568 cm

 

London’s most celebrated queer artist couple GILBERT & GEORGE aged 76 and 78 respectively are holed up in their East End home.  What they are desperately missing  is exploring  the streets of London has been their daily life since they met as students in 1967.  On their walks they take photographs, picking up unusual objects, observing the people around them.

So they are turning their ‘new normal’ into a Gilbert & George piece of living art.  From this week, they are releasing a series of glimpses into their lockdown life, as they unveil their video diary on White Cube’s Instagram account.

 

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In this first entry  they revealed what they call in a handwritten title Our New Normal Walk. Wearing their trademark suits, they walk with deliberation around a line of tables in their home studio. First they do a circuit in single file, then they walk past each other from opposite sides of the tables.

They’ve lost the world, but the walk goes on. Gilbert and George find spiritual solace and aesthetic order in the simple ritual of promenading together. For them, London is the only place worth walking in.

 

For further information:
http://www.gilbertandgeorge.co.uk/ 

https://whitecube.com/

 

Existers 1984 Gilbert & George

 


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