The first major retrospective in more than twenty-five years of the art of Gilbert & George makes its American debut at the de Young Museum February 16, 2008, after a European tour. With more than 50 pictures, from 1971 to the present, tracing the stylistic and emotional development of the artists, the exhibition is the largest ever to be mounted of their art.

Gilbert & George provides an overview of the dynamic career of the acclaimed duo, whose continuously innovative and challenging art has gained them wide recognition as two of the most important living artists on the international scene. Conceived and organized by Britain’s Tate Gallery with the full support and collaboration of the artists, this exhibition is mounted on a scale that is both unprecedented and never-to-be-repeated. Gilbert & George consider this the definitive presentation of their work to date.