The Art of Gilbert & George Or An Aesthetic of Existence. [Inscribed first edition]

Jahn, Wolf.

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ISBN 10: 0500235457 ISBN 13: 9780500235454

Published by London; Thames and Hudson, 1989., 1989

Language: English

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INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Square quarto, pp. 524. 406 illustrations, of which 291 in colour. Publishers' royal blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Inscribed in red ink to front free endpaper: "For Roland Boyes lots of love and thanks for a lovely lunch and Pugin tour, Gilbert & George 31 Oct 1990" (Roland Boyes was a Labour MP and amateur photographer). Clean and bright, bottom corner of lower board slightly bruised. Jacket lightly sunned to spine. Well-illustrated study of the "living sculptures", the first full-length exposition of the duo Gilbert and George's art and its development since the 1960s. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

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Title: The Art of Gilbert & George Or An Aesthetic of Existence. [Inscribed first edition]
Publisher: London; Thames and Hudson, 1989.
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0500235457
ISBN 13: 9780500235454
Binding: Hard Cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Examines the career of the two British conceptual artists and relates their work to the cultural context of a dehumanized society.

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