Gilbert & George have carved a permanent place in the modern art world. Their enormous oeuvre comprises everything from Living Sculptures, Film/Videos to their large scale Pictures, and confronts all aspects of the human condition with characteristic honesty and clarity. Their Postcard Art is a representation of the themes that have occupied their art for nearly four decades. This ingeniously packaged two-volume set illustrates in color all 1,004 new and vintage Postcard Pictures, most of which have not been previously ...
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Gilbert & George have carved a permanent place in the modern art world. Their enormous oeuvre comprises everything from Living Sculptures, Film/Videos to their large scale Pictures, and confronts all aspects of the human condition with characteristic honesty and clarity. Their Postcard Art is a representation of the themes that have occupied their art for nearly four decades. This ingeniously packaged two-volume set illustrates in color all 1,004 new and vintage Postcard Pictures, most of which have not been previously catalogued or exhibited. Volume One covers the period from 1972 - 1989, in groups composed of varying arrangements and romantic and historic subjects and begun shortly after Gilbert & George achieved recognition in the art world. The second volume collects a new and as yet unseen group of 564 Postcard Pictures known as The Urethra Postcard PicturesA" - a uniformly formatted series soon to be the subject of a world exhibition tour. Each volume is introduced with a perceptive essay by the cultural critic Michael Bracewell, who explains the significance of this art form in the context of the artists' work. Ordered around the Union Flag, landscapes, celebrity, royalty, prostitution, tourist destinations, and other concerns, this collection compiles a crucial but largely unseen component of the artists' important contribution to contemporary art.
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Seller's Description:
Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9783791351162. Signed by Author. ~~Both volumes signed by both Gilbert and George~~Fine/Near Fine extremely heavy two volume Prestel 1st edition box with, with intricate folding outer slipcase. An amazing work. A little wear to one fold of the slipcase else Fine bright and unmarked. Some extra charges may be necessary for international addresses. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Signed by Author. ISBN: 3791351168. ISBN/EAN: 9783791351162. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 077712.
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Like New. 2011. Hardcover. Cloth. Quarto. Two volume set. 587 pp, 475 pp. Profusely illustrated. Includes folding illustrated slipcase as issued. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine.
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2-volume set. Jumbo-sized. Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD.
