Edinburgh Festival Guide

Reviews & features: Gilbert and George

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Phenotype Genotype (phg)

17 Aug 20124 stars

Treasure trove of avant garde works

There is no more perfect show to illustrate where Summerhall has come from than this vast display of avant-garde detritus culled from the even vaster archive of the Edinburgh-based Heart Fine Art set-up. From John and Yoko to Gilbert and George to Jake…

Gilbert and George exhibit at the National Gallery

5 Aug 20104 stars

Retrospective of the iconic art duo

There’s something quite unnerving watching the three films that form the oldest contribution to this mini retrospective of Brit Art’s most enduring double act. Here they are, Gilbert and George, in grainy black and white, young men still in their 20s…

Bring me sunshine - Gilbert and George at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

15 Jul 2010

A look at the history of the art duo

Dubbed the Morecambe and Wise of modern art, Gilbert and George have straddled the decades, their eccentric veil never dropping for a second. Bidisha considers the pair who sidestepped misogyny to focus on the beauty of flawed males