Gilbert and George Exhibit
June 14 - September 1, 2008
Milwaukee
Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore, two sculptors who met in college, have been creating work for the last forty years that, according to TimeOut London, “tap into public opinion at just the right time.” Confronting the punk anger and racial tensions of the ’70s to consumer capitalism in the ’80s to the terrorism fears of today, the artists’ brightly colored photomontages, though comprised of images gathered within walking distance of the artists’ home on London’s East Side, are raw examinations of human experience. Gilbert and George features two hundred works that trace the stylistic and emotional development of the artists—now icons as the central figures in their art. The picture of British gentility in their dapper tweed suits, Gilbert and George nonetheless wanted to break free of the narrow confines of the art world and communicate beyond those limits, adopting the motto: “art for all.” This exhibition, described by the Associated Press as “bold and racy,” was organized by the Tate Modern and is their largest retrospective of any artist to date.
The exhibition is curated by Jan Debbaut and Ben Borthwick, assistant curator at Tate Modern. The exhibition is coordinated at the Milwaukee Art Museum by Chief Curator Joe Ketner.
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700 N Art Museum Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Event Date Detail6/14/2008-9/1/2008Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat Open 7 days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thursday, open until 8 p.m.