Following up after the Richter, I also got to head over to London and see Gilbert and George: 21st Century Pictures at the Southbank Centre. You can get a sense of the show by reading what the Centre says here, but you really have to see their work in person to appreciate both the scale of it and the detail of it. (No matter if I got close or far back from a work, I was always losing something in my photographs, as you can see above.) So see it before it leaves on January 11th.

One thing the exhibit had me look into was the prominence of conservative or right wing artists. These two definitely qualify for that label. But other than someone like Clint Eastwood, I couldn’t think of other right wing artists who were influential.

It seems I just wasn’t paying attention. Reactionary artists are everywhere, based on this list here and here. Of all of them, though, these two English sculpturers (as they refer to themselves) are my favorite.

For more on Gilbert and George, I’ve found a number of other good pieces here and here and here and here. They’re living legends. I’m glad I got to see a major portion of their work at this Southbank Centre exhibit.