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Jahn, Wolf.
The Art of Gilbert & George Or An Aesthetic of Existence.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson, London;
Date of Publication: 1989
Stock Code: 11546
INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp. 524. 406 illustrations, of which 291 in colour. Publisher’s royal blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Boldly signed by the artists in black ink to front free endpaper: “lots of love Gilbert + George”. Dust-jacket spine sunned with light soiling to spine tail, and slight surface scuffs to upper and lower panels. A near fine book in a very good dust-jacket. Well-illustrated study of the “living sculptures”, the first full-length exposition of the duo Gilbert and George’s art and its development since the 1960s. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £75.00