Gilbert and George: A Portrait

by Daniel Farson

Gilbert and George are now recognized as two of the most important living artists on the international scene. In their sculptures, photography, paintings, and performance pieces, they have proven themselves to be both amusing and subversive social commentators. Immensely popular in their native Britain as well as abroad, their work has been the subject of major exhibitions throughout Europe, Asia, and America--including an upcoming retrospective at London's Tate Gallery. Now Daniel Farson, with the full cooperation of Gilbert and George, has written a candid and intimate biography of the artists; entertaining, anecdotal, and richly informative, it reveals what lies behind the art world's most famously inscrutable double act. Daniel Farson is an art critic, biographer, and best-selling author. His books include Sacred Monsters , Jack the Ripper , The Man Who Wrote Dracula , Never a Normal Man , and The Gilded Gutter Life of Frances Bacon , which Booklist hailed as "a deliciously vibrant portrait."

Genres: Art

240 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1999

Reviews

[David Corvine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written by professional Soho-ite and heavy drinker now departed for the Colony Room in the shy. On the plus side he was a friend of the Gilbert & George and was, what might be referred to as, an embedded journalist accompanying them to several major international exhibitions. Slight downside is that there's a lot about the author and not so much about the subject(s).