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Gilbert & George — The Singing Sculpture 1969-91

The Singing Sculpture 1969-91

"The Singing Sculpture 1969-91" documents Gilbert & George's seminal performance work through a relief print executed in vibrant colors on aluminum foil, a material choice that emphasizes the work's reflective, ephemeral qualities. The artists incorporated screenprinted gold text directly onto the surface, creating a multimedia object that merges printmaking with conceptual documentation and extends the original performance into a distinct artistic statement. Created over two decades, this work exemplifies the duo's approach to collapsing boundaries between performance art, printmaking, and everyday materials while maintaining their signature aesthetic vocabulary of vivid color and textual integration.

Medium
Relief print in colours, on aluminium foil (Dufex) flush-mounted to museum board with text screenprinted in gold (as issued), the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 23, 2025

Lot 141

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Gilbert & George, The Singing Sculpture 1969-91

"The Singing Sculpture 1969-91" documents Gilbert & George's seminal performance work through a relief print executed in vibrant colors on aluminum foil, a material choice that emphasizes the work's reflective, ephemeral qualities. The artists incorporated screenprinted gold text directly onto the surface, creating a multimedia object that merges printmaking with conceptual documentation and extends the original performance into a distinct artistic statement. Created over two decades, this work exemplifies the duo's approach to collapsing boundaries between performance art, printmaking, and everyday materials while maintaining their signature aesthetic vocabulary of vivid color and textual integration.

Medium
Relief print in colours, on aluminium foil (Dufex) flush-mounted to museum board with text screenprinted in gold (as issued), the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Performance Art, Absurdist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Repetitive action, Live Performance, British Artists, Body as art, Late 20th Century, Human Figure

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro