05/09/2026
Quando Gilbert e George si incontrano a Londra nel 1967, nasce qualcosa che va oltre un semplice sodalizio artistico: due persone, ma un solo artista. Un percorso che li porterà all’intuizione destinata a segnare tutta la loro ricerca: fare di sé stessi l’opera d’arte.
Prendono forma così le celebri Living Sculptures, in cui corpo, presenza e vita quotidiana diventano materia artistica, dando inizio a una ricerca che supera il confine tra arte e vita e che troverà nel motto “Art for All” una delle sue espressioni più significative.
👉🏻 Scorri il carosello per scoprire le origini dell’universo artistico di Gilbert & George e, dal 10 settembre, vieni a conoscere la loro storia alla Sonnabend Collection Mantova.
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When Gilbert and George met in London in 1967, something more than a simple artistic partnership was born: two people, but one artist. This marked the beginning of a journey that would lead them to the idea destined to shape their entire artistic practice: to make themselves the work of art.
This is how their celebrated Living Sculptures took shape, turning the body, presence and everyday life into artistic material and giving rise to a practice that transcends the boundary between art and life, finding one of its most significant expressions in the motto “Art for All.”
👉🏻 Swipe through the carousel to discover the origins of Gilbert & George’s artistic universe and, from 10 September, come and explore their story at Sonnabend Collection Mantova.
🏛️Gilbert & George
🗓️10.9.2026 – 5.4.2027
📍Sonnabend Collection Mantova
🎟️Info e biglietti al link in bio/Info and ticket at the link in bio
Credits:
Portrait of Gilbert & George, 1986. Courtesy Fruitmarket archive, Edinburgh.
Gilbert & George posing for a shot in Hanbury Street, London, in 2007, DarTar
Gilbert & George, The Singing Scuptures (1969)
