The Continuing Saga Of Gilbert And George

The artistic duo known as Gilbert and George can occasionally seem less like artists than like impish schoolchildren, even thirty years into their impressive career. “For more than three decades Gilbert and George have made a profession out of being naughty. Their art has dealt with politics of all types: economic, social, sexual. Combining photography with performance, they have embraced pornography, pandemic diseases like AIDS, vaudeville and scatology.” Their act seems to be wearing well: their recent exhibition at the Venice Biennale was a huge hit, and many of the works from that show have already been snapped up by major museums.