Gilbert & George are two people but one artist. Their remarkable partnership is among the most consistent and long lasting in the history of art.
In this fascinating and revealing film the self-proclaimed living sculptures join Tim Marlow in an exclusive walk round their "Major Exhibition" at Tate Modern and talk frankly about art and life.
They discuss why they dislike religion and the countryside, how they went about photographing their own bodily fluids, why they have always worn suits and how they have felt shunned the art establishment and the media.
Since meeting at St. Martin's School of Art in 1967 and resolving to make 'art for all', Gilbert & George have pushed at the boundaries of art and society. The Dirty Words Pictures of the mid '70s shocked many at the time and more recent series have provoked revulsion and accusations of blasphemy, as well as being critically lauded.
This film is a fascinating insight into their world and in itself ...
