Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George donated the limited edition print, Gothic Query, 2006, to Tate on the occasion of their retrospective exhibition at Tate Modern. In their typical graphic style, it features portraits of the artists and a central text piece in the form of a cross. The text reads “Was Jesus Straight?” in a gothic font, turning the title into a pun on queerness.

The edition of 100 is signed and numbered by the artists and are framed to order. Please allow four weeks for framing and delivery.

• Artist Gilbert & George
• Artwork Gothic Query
• Exhibition Gilbert & George: Major Exhibition, 15 February – 7 May 2007
• Dimensions 102 x 76 cm (framed)
• Material Digital pigment print in bespoke frame
• Edition Edition of 100, signed and numbered
• Date of work 2006

Gilbert & George, aka Gilbert Proesch (b. 1943, San Martin de Tor, Italy) and George Passmore (b. 1942, Plymouth, UK), met in 1967 at St Martin’s School of Art. At a time when sculpture was dominant at the school, Gilbert & George saw the medium as elitist and poor at reaching beyond an art context. In response they made themselves into living sculpture, sacrificing separate identity and subverting the very notion of creativity.

Gilbert & George first made their ‘photo-pieces’ in 1971, the aesthetic language of these pieces remains as their dominant form of expression. The subject matter of their work has gradually shifted in its emphasis of their personal experiences to concentrate on the realities of urban living and the constructs of this reality.

• Product Code S19792