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Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Los Angeles

Gilbert & George have created art together as one visionary, artistic entity since 1967, when they met at Saint Martins School of Art in London. Recognized by institutions and collections worldwide for their groundbreaking, fiercely independent and influential art across diverse mediums, they continue to produce confrontational, richly emotive and thought-provoking art that, more than fifty years later, pushes into ever-new territory. Sprüth Magers is honored to début Gilbert & George’s PARADISICAL PICTURES, a new group of thirty-five major pictures that mark the artists’ first solo exhibition in Los Angeles in nearly two decades.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gilbert & George conceived an approach to art-making that explored modern morality, human frailty, the city and the natural world through commonplace yet intensely emotional imagery—an ART FOR ALL, in their terms, that could resonate with people from all walks of life. Under cover of their deceptively straightforward visual language, they have tackled critical, provocative subjects that tap into the deepest drives of contemporary society, particularly centered on urban life, including hope, fear, sex, religion, corruption, violence, racial tension, patriotism, addiction and death.

 

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Amid these intense topics, complexity and empathy are ever-present, as are the artists themselves. At the start of their career, Gilbert & George declared that they were “Living Sculptures,” artworks in their own right, and images of their suited, respectable-looking persona have circulated through their art ever since. Though their guise is one of a conservative pair of modern citizens, paradoxically, the messages in their art strive for openness, inclusivity and the freedom to express oneself as one chooses. The art of Gilbert & George has always comprised a “love letter,” in their words, to a multi-cultural, multi-faith, mass-technological, sexually open, volatile, moral, mundane and fantastical modern world. Their pictures open the viewer to self-examination and to a renewed questioning of their place in the world.

Gilbert & George appear across the many panels of the PARADISICAL PICTURES, meandering through a violently vivid array of psychedelically colored natural forms, including flowers, leaves, petals, fruits, tree limbs and branches. Individually, each picture presents a mesmeric world unto itself, replete with lush surfaces and vibrant hues, but likewise filled with references to aging and exhaustion. Together, they comprise an overwhelming, compelling yet ambivalent concept of paradise: gorgeous, abundant and attractive, yet elsewhere resolutely nightmarish. As the critic Michael Bracewell writes in the exhibition’s catalogue, the PARADISICAL PICTURES present “a world in which atmosphere doubles as event—a quality shared with the films of Alfred Hitchcock or early animated films by Walt Disney studios. Their heightened, saturated, violent, cloying colours convey hallucinogenic portent, unease—like musty-sweet sleeping gas.”

In certain pictures, Gilbert & George seem to merge symbiotically with the natural world. In GREENLY, their disembodied eyes, noses, and mouths emerge, ghost-like, from layers of pressed leaves. Looking directly outward, but not quite catching the viewer’s eye, they appear entranced as they meld with the fields of mint and acid green that surround them. In other pictures the environs engulf the artists, threatening to overtake their tired bodies. The desiccated stamen and petals in REST take on insectile properties, reaching toward the artists as they lie uncomfortably on thick wooden benches. Hardly a typical scene of rest and relaxation, the dried plants’ enlarged scale and grasping tendrils look like something out of a horror movie, while the chromatic display of deep reds and oranges, bright yellows and greens, and electric blues, purples and pinks add an incongruous rainbow of optimism to the fraught scene.

Throughout these pictures, and in Gilbert & George’s art in general, references emanate from disparate eras of cultural history, including nineteenth-century Romanticism and the pop milieu of science fiction and comic books. In ON THE BENCH, giant portraits of the pair flank the edges of the composition, mimicking sentimental picture-making of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, or even the coupled aristocratic portraits of earlier painting traditions. Toward the center, that regality is countered by smaller-scale representations of the artists slumped over on a park bench, passed out perhaps from fatigue or drunkenness. Frequently the butt of their own jokes, the artists repeatedly portray their persona in a laughable light, negating the myth of artistic genius and presenting themselves as fallible seekers of knowledge. Their droll dance moves in DATE DANCE illustrate this self-mocking tone, while the dried dates that join them in motion recall the scatological auras of the artists’ challenging NAKED SHIT PICTURES of the mid-1990s. No object is necessarily as it seems in the PARADISICAL PICTURES’ strange, mind-altering vistas.

Though the specific imagery in Gilbert & George’s art stems largely from the areas around their studio in London’s East End, the context of Southern California—deeply political and attuned to contemporary social issues—is an engaging one for their PARADISICAL PICTURES in particular. The hallucinogenic palette and focus on natural forms such as leaves, fruits, and flowers, for example, aligns productively with California’s history as an important breeding ground for the bohemian, environmentalist and civil rights movements from the 1960s onward; and the cinematic nature of Gilbert & George’s pictures, which flow from one to the next, building an uncertain tale of paradise, calls to mind the dream-worlds, characters and impulses of the Hollywood film industry. As the artists move through these dense and richly colored vistas, they carry the viewer with them on their allegorical journey to another, and possibly higher, plane of existence.

 

Installation Views
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

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Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THE PARADISICAL PICTURES
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, LA, November 16, 2019–January 27, 2020
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

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Exhibited Works
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
BOOTS, 2019

Gilbert & George
BOOTS, 2019
Mixed media
316 × 676 cm
124 3/8 × 266 1/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE STONES, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE STONES, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 442 cm
89 × 174 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE STONE HEADS, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE STONE HEADS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE RAPE, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE RAPE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE STONE FUCK, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE STONE FUCK, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE FUCK, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE FUCK, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DARWIN DAY, 2019

Gilbert & George
DARWIN DAY, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE HEADS, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE HEADS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DATE DANCE, 2019

Gilbert & George
DATE DANCE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 505 cm
89 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
COTTAGE GARDEN, 2019

Gilbert & George
COTTAGE GARDEN, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
CHAINS, 2019

Gilbert & George
CHAINS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
CHAIN BRAIN, 2019

Gilbert & George
CHAIN BRAIN, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 505 cm
89 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
ANTHERS, 2019

Gilbert & George
ANTHERS, 2019
Mixed media
190 × 451 cm
74 7/8 × 177 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
CHAINERY, 2019

Gilbert & George
CHAINERY, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
BED-WETTING, 2019

Gilbert & George
BED-WETTING, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
ROSEMANCE, 2019

Gilbert & George
ROSEMANCE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 263 cm
89 × 103 1/2 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
ROSY, 2019

Gilbert & George
ROSY, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
MAGNOLIA HEADS, 2019

Gilbert & George
MAGNOLIA HEADS, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 505 cm
118 1/2 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
LICHEN DAYS, 2019

Gilbert & George
LICHEN DAYS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
LION TEETH, 2019

Gilbert & George
LION TEETH, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 442 cm
118 1/2 × 174 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
ON THE BENCH, 2019

Gilbert & George
ON THE BENCH, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 568 cm
118 1/2 × 223 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
GREENLY, 2019

Gilbert & George
GREENLY, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
LEFT BEHIND, 2019

Gilbert & George
LEFT BEHIND, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
GROVE, 2019

Gilbert & George
GROVE, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
FIGGED, 2019

Gilbert & George
FIGGED, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
DENT-DE-LION, 2019

Gilbert & George
DENT-DE-LION, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 442 cm
118 1/2 × 174 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
EATEN MESS, 2019

Gilbert & George
EATEN MESS, 2019
Mixed media
190 × 301 cm
74 7/8 × 118 1/2 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
FULL FIG, 2019

Gilbert & George
FULL FIG, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
TENDER, 2019

Gilbert & George
TENDER, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
SEXPARTITE, 2019

Gilbert & George
SEXPARTITE, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 505 cm
118 1/2 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
CURL, 2019

Gilbert & George
CURL, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
GOLD BASKET, 2019

Gilbert & George
GOLD BASKET, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 568 cm
118 1/2 × 223 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
PET, 2019

Gilbert & George
PET, 2019
Mixed media
190 × 301 cm
74 7/8 × 118 1/2 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
REST, 2019

Gilbert & George
REST, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 379 cm
89 × 149 1/8 inches

Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles
Gilbert & George
THRICE, 2019

Gilbert & George
THRICE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 379 cm
89 × 149 1/8 inches

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Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
BOOTS, 2019
Mixed media
316 × 676 cm
124 3/8 × 266 1/8 inches

Gilbert & George
BOOTS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE STONES, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 442 cm
89 × 174 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE STONES, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE STONE HEADS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE STONE HEADS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE RAPE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE RAPE, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE STONE FUCK, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE STONE FUCK, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE FUCK, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE FUCK, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DARWIN DAY, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
DARWIN DAY, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE HEADS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE HEADS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DATE DANCE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 505 cm
89 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
DATE DANCE, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
COTTAGE GARDEN, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George
COTTAGE GARDEN, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
CHAINS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
CHAINS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
CHAIN BRAIN, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 505 cm
89 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
CHAIN BRAIN, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
ANTHERS, 2019
Mixed media
190 × 451 cm
74 7/8 × 177 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
ANTHERS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
CHAINERY, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
CHAINERY, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
BED-WETTING, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George
BED-WETTING, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
ROSEMANCE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 263 cm
89 × 103 1/2 inches

Gilbert & George
ROSEMANCE, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
ROSY, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George
ROSY, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
MAGNOLIA HEADS, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 505 cm
118 1/2 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
MAGNOLIA HEADS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
LICHEN DAYS, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
LICHEN DAYS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
LION TEETH, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 442 cm
118 1/2 × 174 inches

Gilbert & George
LION TEETH, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
ON THE BENCH, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 568 cm
118 1/2 × 223 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
ON THE BENCH, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
GREENLY, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George
GREENLY, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
LEFT BEHIND, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
LEFT BEHIND, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
GROVE, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George
GROVE, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
FIGGED, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 127 cm
59 1/2 × 50 inches

Gilbert & George
FIGGED, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
DENT-DE-LION, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 442 cm
118 1/2 × 174 inches

Gilbert & George
DENT-DE-LION, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
EATEN MESS, 2019
Mixed media
190 × 301 cm
74 7/8 × 118 1/2 inches

Gilbert & George
EATEN MESS, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
FULL FIG, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 316 cm
89 × 124 3/8 inches

Gilbert & George
FULL FIG, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
TENDER, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 253 cm
89 × 99 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
TENDER, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
SEXPARTITE, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 505 cm
118 1/2 × 198 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
SEXPARTITE, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
CURL, 2019
Mixed media
151 × 190 cm
59 1/2 × 74 7/8 inches

Gilbert & George
CURL, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
GOLD BASKET, 2019
Mixed media
301 × 568 cm
118 1/2 × 223 5/8 inches

Gilbert & George
GOLD BASKET, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
PET, 2019
Mixed media
190 × 301 cm
74 7/8 × 118 1/2 inches

Gilbert & George
PET, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
REST, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 379 cm
89 × 149 1/8 inches

Gilbert & George
REST, 2019
Gilbert & George – THE PARADISICAL PICTURES – Los Angeles

Gilbert & George
THRICE, 2019
Mixed media
226 × 379 cm
89 × 149 1/8 inches

Gilbert & George
THRICE, 2019
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Selected Press

Grave hopping with Gilbert & George
1843 Magazine, article by Simon Willis, December 2019 – January 2020

Gilbert & George
Artillery, article by Jody Zellen, December 12, 2019

The Pride of Spitalfields: As Gilbert & George surpass half a century together, the provocative artist duo are as relevant as ever
Departures, article by Brian Noone, 2019