{"title":"The Gilbert And George Centre","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the compelling world of The Gilbert and George Centre book series. Delve into thought-provoking art, culture, and social commentary through the unique lens of this iconic artistic duo. Start your discovery now.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gilbert-george-the-paradisical-pictures-book-gilbert-and-george-9780903696708","title":"Gilbert \u0026 George: The Paradisical Pictures","description":"The paperback edition of THE PARADISICAL PICTURES is created to celebrate the opening of the Gilbert \u0026amp; George Centre in East London.     Gilbert \u0026amp; George’s work confounds and rejects all art historical classification or affiliation to other schools or movements in art. As affirmed by THE PARADISICAL PICTURES, there is no formalist, aesthetic or conceptual precedent to the ideology and vision they convey with such intensity.    The 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.    THE PARADISICAL PICTURES 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. 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Gilbert \u0026amp; George’s work confounds and rejects all art historical classification or affiliation to other schools or movements in art. As affirmed by THE PARADISICAL PICTURES, there is no formalist, aesthetic or conceptual precedent to the ideology and vision they convey with such intensity.    The 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.    THE PARADISICAL PICTURES 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.    The special edition brings the fantasy of the paintings to the hardback book. 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Gilbert \u0026amp; George’s London Pictures, created in 2011, are their largest group of works, 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.    Writer and novelist Michael Bracewell’s essay, written 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 London Pictures as the cumulative force and intensity of the pair’s art to date.    This catalogue features the twenty-eight London Pictures 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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51709192929553,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51709193027857,"sku":"GOR014372967","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0903696894.jpg?v=1751234682"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/the-gilbert-and-george-centre-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}