Gilbert & George
posted by murmurists at 7:14 pm
Sunday, July 09, 2006
About Me
- Name: murmurists
- Location: Cafe Abdab, City of Dis, United Kingdom
Anthony Donovan is an artist, musician, composer, improviser and writer based in England. He works solo, either as Murmurists or under his own name, and is associated with projects such as Destroyevsky, Ou_pi Golgotha.undead, Spidey Agutter and the.clinamen. An ardent collaborator, he has worked with the likes of John Zorn, Jochen Arbeit, Geoff Leigh, PAS, Steve Beresford and Damo Suzuki. Donovan co-curates the respected labels Classwar Karaoke and suRRism-Phonoethics with Jaan Patterson. His interests are all either obscure or opaque, but morally authentic.
Contact:
dr.anthony_donovan@yahoo.com
Here Abouts
- Topical Grotesque, Cafe Abdab, 2006
- wasteland almighty/NORTHERN BLOC
- TOMMY COOKER
- here as clearing
- snowhiter
- QUASI-666/a dozen steps/Cagean Cogs
- blind networks; arcadian spectres
- Prolegomena Ditto, outside Cafe Abdab, 2006
- ARCH
- CORPOREAL CLOT
5 Comments:
It is interesting the way that you create that contrast between 'hi' figures such as artists/writers and completly dialectically opposing images. It is humorous, but also you create a critical space to think. Great stuff.
I think 'Gilbert and George' have great humour anyway. And are really quite brave in what they do. And they put their name and address in the phone book...which is great. I think they would love this kind of image.
The image is actually of another artist duo, the Russians, Komar and Melamid. Google their work if it's new to you. A tutor on my degree showed us all a Bandung File feature on them, back in 1991. It made me want to paint. Like G&G they combine insight with humour, and a kind of social realism, that is more interesting and less obvious and preachy than the Ken Loach variety. G&G I love. They are giants.
Yes..they are fab. Met them at the Serpentine Gallery and they are true gents. I think that they would be interested that you didn't use their image for the picture. They would probably love your work. I think I might invite them round to tea one day.
You should! I stood, art-stalker-like, outside their house in Fournier Street, off Brick Lane, years ago. I was on my way to see the 'Body Worlds' exhibition - all those 'plastinated' dead bodies. Amazing show; not a bit sensational, in my opinion. Full of medical people. G&G and Body Worlds made for an interesting day. And there was all that Queen Mother lying in state stuff, too. I called it my Death Weekend in London. If you haven't seen it, you must see G&G's film, 'The World of Gilbert and George'.
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