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GILBERT & GEORGE (B. 1943 & B. 1942)
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printed with the artist's signature, title and date 'TIME 1982 Gilbert + George' (lower right)
chromogenic print in artist's frame, in sixteen parts
overall: 95 3⁄8 x 79 1⁄2 in. (242.3 x 201.9 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

Provenance

Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983

Literature

Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures 1971-2005, vol. 1, London, 2007, pp. 390 and 398 (illustrated).

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"We don’t have to travel the world to find subjects, because we’re just looking for the subjects that are inside you. What are your hopes or fears about the people on the corner, the church, the sky, the police, the wet pavement?"
—Gilbert & George

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