We mostly know Gilbert and George from their large scale photo pieces, often annoyingly unattractive and covering large parcels of gallery real estate. There's more to these boys however, and their concept of 'living sculpture' took Joseph Beuys 'social sculpture' idea into new territory, making themselves diplomats for gay (they prefer queer) identity and reinventing the notion of the artist as prophet/seer/catalyst for social change. We'll forget about the inspiration annoying street performers took from them...
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