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Whilst still students, Gilbert & George made The Singing Sculpture, which was performed at the National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1969 and at the Nigel Greenwood Gallery in 1970. For this performance they covered their heads and hands in multi-coloured metalised powders, stood on a table, and sang along and moved to a recording of Flanagan and Allen 's song " Underneath the Arches ...
- Regione Lazio Award (Torino, 1981), Turner Prize (1986), Special International Award (Los Angeles, 1989), South Bank Award (2007), Lorenzo il Magnifico Award (Florence, 2007)
Gilbert and George (o Gilbert & George) es una pareja de artistas británicos compuesta por Gilbert Proesch ( San Martín de Tor, Italia, 17 de septiembre de 1943) y George Passmore ( Plymouth, Reino Unido, 8 de enero de 1942), que han desarrollado su labor dentro del arte conceptual, la performance y el body art, siendo famosos principalmente por...
Flanagan & Allen - Underneath The Arches. A new vinyl recording from Gilbert and George revisits the artists' first mature work, "The Singing Sculpture" (1969). Here, the artists explain...
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- The Museum of Modern Art
Gilbert & George, British collaboration between Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore, whose often humorous insertion of themselves into their art was an important chapter in postwar British art. For The Singing Sculpture, the duo dressed in suits, covered their faces in bronze powder, and sang a Depression-era tune.
Gilbert Prousch, sometimes referred to as Gilbert Proesch (born 17 September 1943), and George Passmore (born 8 January 1942) are artists who work together as the collaborative art duo Gilbert & George.
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It was a telling choice, harking back to prewar England and traditions of vaudeville, while also identifying with the fringes of society. Gilbert & George were invited to present THE SINGING SCULPTURE all over the world, sometimes for eight hours at a stretch.
Gilbert & George performed Singing Sculpture over a number of years and was their first success. For this performance they painted themselves in bronze and dressed in suits to sing and dance to a 1930s song titled Underneath the Arches .
