First edition. 8vo. 312 pp., [64] pp. of plates. With Portraits of the Artists from 1968 to 1997 by Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, and Wolfgang Tillmans. Pictorial wraps with cover design by Peter B. Willberg. Preface by Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Published concurrently with the casebound, signed edition, limited to 300 copies.
Signed by the Artists. Fine.
A compendium of previously unpublished installations, drawings, and ephemera and including original critical essays, an illustrated chronology and a bibliography designed by the artists. Excerpts from the rare editions Side by Side (1971) and Dark Shadow (1974), as well as conversations with Gordon Burn, Shere Hite, Wolf Jahn, Dave Stewart, amongst others, are additionally included. "Gilbert & George continue a great tradition in England of visionaries who are both remarkable artists and remarkable poets." –David Sylvester