{"title":"Series: The Gilbert \u0026 George Centre","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"gilbert-george-the-paradisical-pictures-9780903696708","title":"Gilbert \u0026 George: The Paradisical Pictures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Paradisical Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e is created to celebrate the opening of the Gilbert \u0026amp; George Centre in East London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George's work confounds and rejects all art historical classification or affiliation to other schools or movements in art. As affirmed by \u003ci\u003eThe Paradisical Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, there is no formalist, aesthetic or conceptual precedent to the ideology and vision they convey with such intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe paintings are fantastical, allegorical, narrative, representational, psychedelic, absurdist, modern yet archaic, surrealist-grotesque, inflected with both tragedy and comedy, filled with pathos, touchingly eloquent of human frailty, age and exhaustion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paradisical Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e suggest a chapter in a story that has been unfolding before them and will continue beyond them. This 'paradise' is not a destination but a stage on a longer journey. It is a dream of paradise and the exploration of an archetype that is both secular and sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340808470764,"sku":"9780903696708","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20519973482509.jpg?v=1772170678"},{"product_id":"gilbert-george-london-pictures-9780903696890","title":"Gilbert \u0026 George: London Pictures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George's \u003cem\u003eLondon Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e are their largest group of works, inspired by a collection of 3,712 newspaper posters amassed by the artists. This catalogue documents the 2024-25 exhibition at The Gilbert \u0026amp; George Centre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George's \u003cem\u003eLondon Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e, created in 2011, are their largest group of works. The artworks are inspired by a collection of 3,712 newspaper posters carefully amassed and sorted by the artists over several years. In their words, \"London is the most important part of our inspiration. It is all that surrounds us,\" and the artworks articulate the magnificence and sordidness of London life. The posters' headlines announce violence, passion, misery and greed, a veritable torrent of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriter and novelist Michael Bracewell's essay, penned in 2011, considers how Gilbert \u0026amp; George came to know London by roaming the streets as Dickens did a century earlier, absorbing the city in exact proportion to the manner the city absorbed them. He depicts the \u003cem\u003eLondon Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e as the cumulative force and intensity of the pair's art to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalogue features the twenty-eight \u003cem\u003eLondon Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e displayed at The Gilbert \u0026amp; George Centre in their 2024-25 exhibition, alongside a scale model of the show and exhibition views. It has been over a decade since these works were first unveiled on a global tour and many have never been shown in the UK previously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424197066988,"sku":"9780903696890","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780903696890.jpg?v=1774768924"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-the-gilbert-george-centre.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}