biography of GILBERT & GEORGE (XX-XXI)

Personal data


Birth : 09/25/1967
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United Kingdom

Address

London, United Kingdom

Education

1967 : Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design – Southampton Row – London, United Kingdom
Pupil of / student of Anthony CARO [ 1924-2013 ]

Professional data


Prizes

1986

1986 : Turner Prize – London, United Kingdom
Context: Turner Prize Exhibition (1986)

Work


Categorie and medium


Photography : Black & white photograph - Photomontage
Performing Art : Performance

Subject

self-portrait
history/society
nude

Movements and styles

Minimal Art
Conceptual Art

Works

Dream
Date of creation : 1984
Medium : Photomontage
Size : 95 x 99 inch
 
Hope
Date of creation : 1983
Medium : Photomontage
Size : 181 x 151 cm
 
Whitecross Knight
Date of creation : 1980
Medium : Photomontage
Size : 241 x 151 cm
 
Singing Sculpture
Date of creation : 1971
Medium : Performance
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

Pictures
Musée d’Art Moderne – Saint-Etienne, France
01/05/2005 – 04/10/2005

2004

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – Paris, France
06/2004 – 07/2004

2002

Nine Dark Picutres
Portikus – Frankfurt, Germany
03/23/2002 – 04/28/2002

The Art of Gilbert & George
Centro Cultural de Bélem – Lisbon, Portugal
01/10/2002 – 04/14/2002

2001

Gilbert & George
Fondation pour l’Art Contemporain Jean-Marc et Claudine Salomon – Alex, France
06/27/2001 – 09/30/2001

1997

Gilbert & George
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
10/04/1997 – 01/04/1998

1968

Frank’s Sandwich Bar – London, United Kingdom
1968

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

2006

Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Florence Loewy – 46 avenue René Coty – Paris, France

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – 7 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Konrad Fischer Galerie – Platanenstrasse 7 – Düsseldorf, Germany

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Andre Simoens Gallery – 128-130 Kustlaan – Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Hirschl & Adler Modern – 21 East 70th Street, 2nd Floor – New York NY, United States

ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : White Cube² – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002

FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Andre Simoens Gallery – 128-130 Kustlaan – Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Bernier / Eliades – Eptachalkou Street 11 – Athens, Greece

The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : White Cube – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

ART2002 – The 14th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/16/2002 – 01/20/2002
Represented by : White Cube – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Peter Freeman Gallery, Inc. – 25 Cranberry Street – Brooklyn, New York NY, United States

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : White Cube² – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Ascan Crone – Kochstr.60 – Hamburg, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : White Cube – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

KunstRAI, n° 17
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/05/2001 – 06/10/2001
Represented by : Kunsthandel Meijer – Domplein 1 – Utrecht, Netherlands

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Andre Simoens Gallery – 128-130 Kustlaan – Knokke-Heist, Belgium

The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : White Cube – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Fraenkel Gallery – 4th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : White Cube – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom

2000

FIAC, n°27
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/25/2000 – 10/30/2000
Represented by : Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – Mirabellplatz 2 – Salzburg, Austria

ART2000 – The 12th London Contemporary Art Fair
London, United Kingdom
01/19/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Richard Salmon Gallery – 59 South Edwards Square – London, United Kingdom

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Ascan Crone – Kochstr.60 – Hamburg, Germany

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Bilinelli Lucien – 179 Avenue Brugmann – Brussels, Belgium

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galleria Christian Stein – Corso Monforte 23 – Milan MI, Italy

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galleria Lucio Amelio – Piazza dei Martiri 58 – Naples NA, Italy


Group exhibitions

2008

Photo Peintries – Episode 2 : pharmacie
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Limousin – Limoges, France
06/21/2008 – 10/31/2008

2004

Á fripon, fripon et demi
Hôtel de Caumont – Avignon, France
2004 – 06/06/2004

2003

Bienal de Valencia
Valencia, Spain
06/06/2003 – 09/30/2003

Blast to Freeze : L’art britannique au XXe siècle
Les Abattoirs – Espace d’art moderne et contemporain – Toulouse, France
02/25/2003 – 05/11/2003

Pop and More
Luckman Fine Arts Gallery – CSU California State University – Los Angeles CA, United States
01/06/2003 – 03/01/2003

2002

Utopie quotidiane
PAC Padiglione de Arte Contemporanea – Milan MI, Italy
10/2002 – 01/2003

Real Life
Tate Gallery St Ives – London, United Kingdom
10/26/2002 – 01/26/2003

Sans commune mesure
Musée d’Art Moderne Lille Métropole – Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
09/22/2002 – 01/19/2003

Gilbert & George, Joseph Nechvatal, Endre Tót
Galerie Berndt – Cologne, Germany
09/13/2002 – 10/18/2002

From Pop to Now: selections from the Sonnabend Collection
The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery – Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs NY, United States
06/22/2002 – 09/29/2002

Tableaux Vivants
Kunsthalle Wien – Vienna, Austria
05/24/2002 – 08/25/2002

Héroes caídos. Masculinidad y representación
Espai d’Art Contemporani de Castelló – Castellón de la Plana (Castelló de la Plana), Spain
04/26/2002 – 06/23/2002

2001

…Troubler l’écho du temps, Oeuvres de la collection
MAC Musée d’Art Contemporain – Lyon, France
03/08/2001 – 05/06/2001

2000

Partage d’exotismes – 5ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, France
06/27/2000 – 09/24/2000

1986

Turner Prize Exhibition
Tate Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1986

1984

The British Art Show 2
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

1974

Carl André, Marcel Broodthaers, Daniel Buren, Victor Burgin, Gilbert & George, On Kawara, Richard Long, Gerhard Richter
Palais Des Beaux-Arts- Servarts – Brussels, Belgium
1974

1973

From Henry Moore to Gilbert & George
Palais des Beaux-Arts – Brussels, Belgium
1973

1969

When Attitudes become Form
Kunsthalle – Bern BE, Switzerland
1969

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Books

2002

Art Tomorrow
Publisher: Editions Terrail – Paris, France
Author: Lucie-Smith Edward – London, United Kingdom
2002
ISBN : 2879392497


Exhibition catalogues

2000

Partage d’exotismes, 5ème Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon, volumes 1 et 2
Publisher: RMN Réunion des Musées Nationaux – 49 rue Etienne Marcel – Paris, France
06/2000
ISBN : 2711840131


Monographies

1999

Gilbert & George
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers – 10 East 53rd Street – New York NY, United States
Author: Farson Daniel – London, United Kingdom
1999
ISBN : 0002558572

1995

The Ten Commandments
London, United Kingdom
1995
ISBN : 2-902462-31-X.


Periodicals

2002

DE DIEGO Estrella – Oh, really? El radical encanto de una conversación intrascendente
in: Arte y Parte n° 37 p. 60
Santander, Spain
02/2002-03/2002

Legals