GILBERT & GEORGE – THE BEARD PICTURES
2017-08-28THE BEARD PICTURES exemplifies Gilbert & George’s commitment to “Living Sculpture,” or an inseparable association between the world and their art practice. The pictures respond to the shifting demographics of our time, befitting the artists’ proclamation of “Art for All.” Viewers should not mistake this mandate for a democratic approach to art as a pleasantry. Taboos, fetishes, political upheaval, and the functions of the human body are some of the great unifiers of humanity, and Gilbert & George have long offered scathing and unsanitized societal critique.
Opposite – BEARD CODE, 2016
Exhibition runs from October 12th – December 22nd, 2017
Lehmann Maupin
536 West 22nd Street
NY
10002 New York
