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“A Gay View of the World”
By Schirn Magazin
Gilbert & George tackle the existential questions of human life. Björn Berndt, editor-in-chief of GAB Magazine, talks about their art from his...
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When nothing is as it seems
By Elena Schmidt
Just what constitutes a sculpture? Inspired by Gilbert & George, who first became “Living Sculpture” in 1969: 10 sculptures that are only recognizable...
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Gilbert & George’s (Secret) Obsession
By Sean Burns
Who would have thought that the artist couple’s house full of ceramics? A look at the fascinating pottery collection of Gilbert & George.
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You Are What You Wear, Right?
By Jovana Reisinger
Class struggle with a certain aura of status, extravagance and timelessness – that's how the Mod Culture of the 1960s can be summed up. But what does...
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Film highlights from South and North America
By Darja Zub
How can we break with the power relations of the past and create a decolonial future? A look at the representation of Indigenous women in film.
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Gilbert the Anarchist & George the Punk
By Dean Kissick
THOU SHALT FIGHT CONFORMISM. The first of the 10 commandments by and for Gilbert & George. How the artist couple searches for the meaning of life and...
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How can history be (re)written?
By Jac Renée Bruneau
The paintings of the Group of Seven show a very specific form of historiography. On decontrusting Canada’s identity while looking at contemporary art.
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Freezing Art
By Natalie Wichmann
Inspired by the snowy landscapes in Canadian modernist painting: our top ten icebergs in art.
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Must See: The World of Gilbert & George
By Jens Balkenborg
Eccentric, fascinating, repulsive, entertaining and full of symbols: “The World of Gilbert & George” is a collage about the artifice of everyday life...
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Torn from the plinth
By Julia Schmitz
When Gilbert & George first became a “Singing Sculpture” in 1969, it fell on fertile ground: In the years before, a group of artists had already...
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A Love Letter to Nature
By Julia Schmitz
Anyone writing about Canada can hardly avoid touching on its nature. We follow the trail through 250 years of “Nature Writing”.
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MAGAZINE SCULPTURE
By Gilbert & George
An artwork for all: to read, look at, download, print, throw away, save, for your desktop background, screensaver, or even as a postcard to send to...