Gilbert & George : The general jungle or Carrying on sculpting, late summer 1971 : presented in its entirety, autumn 2017.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bracewell, Michael, 1958- contributor.

Anagnopoulos, Kostas, contributor.

Lévy Gorvy (Gallery : New York, N.Y.), sponsoring body.

Gilbert & George, artist.

Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gilbert & George--Exhibitions.

Gilbert & George.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

103 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 31 cm + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm)

Other Title:

Gilbert and George : The general jungle or Carrying on sculpting, late summer 1971

General jungle or Carrying on sculpting

Place of Publication:

London : ĹG, Lévy Gorvy, [2017]

Summary:

"Since 1967, renowned artists Gilbert & George have made themselves into their art, sacrificing their individual identities to devote themselves to a more democratic art practice, which they call 'Art for All.' This catalogue presents their formative early work, The General Jungle or Carrying on Sculpting (1971). Comprised of twenty-three monumental, multi-panel charcoal-on-paper sculptures depicting the artists wandering streets and parks in London and inscribed with philosophical slogans, The General Jungle or Carrying on Sculpting was first exhibited at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York in 1971. Published in conjunction with Lévy Gorvy's exhibition of the work, this fully illustrated catalogue features a newly commissioned essay by Michael Bracewell based on a recent interview with the artists, an original poem by Kostas Anagnopoulos, newspaper reviews from the inaugural exhibition at the Sonnabend Gallery, and a facsimile of the postal sculpture A Day in the Life of George & Gilbert, the sculptors (1971)." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Titel der Beilage A Day in the Life of George & Gilbert, the sculptors.

An introduction / Michael Bracewell

The general jungle or carrying on sculpting

Scroll / Kostas Anagnopoulos

Reviews of The General Jungle and The Singing Sculpture, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, 1971

Checklist of the exhibition

Biography

A day in the life of George & Gilbert, the sculptors (inside back cover)

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at Lévy Gorvy, London, September 13-November 18, 2017.

Essay by Michael Bracewell; poem by Kostas Anagnopoulos.

In pocket: facsimile of the postal sculpture "A Day in the Life of George & Gilbert, the sculptors," autumn 1971, (12 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm) in envelope with "Carrying on sculpting. G/G" printed on the upper left corner and "GG" on envelope flap.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781944379179

1944379177

OCLC:

1003221487

Publisher Number:

99976311335