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A Day in the Life of George & Gilbert the Sculptors

Gilbert & George

London. Art For All. (Self-published). 1971
A very fine copy of Gilbert & George's self-titled 'Third Booklet.'

'A Day in the Life...' was issued in an edition of 1000 copies, each hand-numbered on the rear cover, and with the stamped red 'GG' emblem on the final page of text.

'Down on paper suggestions of forms, shapes and patterns suggestive of our artisticness ... '. (From the artist's preface).

[(Eindhoven) - Gilbert & George 1968 - 1980, pg.98; Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek pg.120].
pp. 12. 8vo. (204 x 126 mm). Printed text on cream paper and illustrated with 4 pages of black and white photographs on glossy paper bound in the centre. Original publisher's stapled wrappers with printed title and justification to rear cover with edition number written in black ink.
#47176