Walk into the world of Gilbert & George with performance artist Pandemonia

Join performance artist and living art project Pandemonia and Hayward Gallery chief curator Rachel Thomas as they explore the symbols, humanity, colour and scale of Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES. The pair begin their tour of the exhibition with FATES (2005), a multi-layered picture that opens up the idea of religion, through which they discuss symmetry, the notion of ‘the double’ and ‘art as a way of freeing ourselves from the world’. Pandemonia and Thomas go on to consider the cycle of life and death that’s explored in Gilbert & George’s 2019 series of PARADISICAL PICTURES, before looking at the way the artists use humour as a means to make their work accessible, even in pictures with a serious tone, such as 2016’S SEX. MONEY. RACE. RELIGION. This walk through the exhibition ends with 28 STREETS (2003); which reflects upon the changes Gilbert & George have seen in the area of East London in which they have lived and worked since the 1960s, leading Pandemonia to ponder ‘have they affected the streets, or have the streets affected them?’ Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES is at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery until 11 January 2026. Book now: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/wha... Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtube TikTok ➳   / southbank.centre   Instagram ➳   / southbankcentre   Facebook ➳   / southbankcentre   #SouthbankCentre