Gilbert & George on their new art centre in east London: ‘We all want to live forever, don’t we?’

Harriet Lloyd-Smith | Wallpaper | 28th March 2023

Gilbert & George – two men, one artist – have opened a museum in East London dedicated to their own art. Why? They claim that museums are too busy being “woke” to include them. Needless to say, that hasn’t gone down well. The museum, a renovated former brewery, is a tasteful, “expensive remake of old grot” and its first show is a group of brightly coloured works of fruit, leaves and flowers. All this, says the artist(s), is in the cause of “art for all”. A discussion with the duo (24 min) is here.