The British art duo were recently in Paris for the FIAC art fair, where they gave a talk and announced they will be opening their namesake museum in London in 2020.
A bit of background: They’re converting a 18th century brewery in London’s Spitalfields into their own museum that will preserve their legacy, showing over 50 years artwork of the duo’s collaboration.
Left: Polish Cross (1981), Centre: Gilbert and George say BURN THAT BOOK (2015), Right: ‘Was Jesus Heterosexual?’ (2005)
A project of the Gilbert & George Centre, a registered charity, the brick building was initially the studio of an artist named Polly Hope, who worked here until she died in 2013. IT’s also to prove a point against the TATE Modern.
“Tate never shows our work and they will never, because nothing is good enough for them,” they said an interview with the Evening Standard Magazine.
Photos via MoMA, artimage, theguardian
