{"product_id":"gilbert-george-the-paradisical-pictures-1","title":"Gilbert \u0026 George: The Paradisical Pictures","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eTHE PARADISICAL PICTURES\u003c\/i\u003e is created to celebrate the opening of the Gilbert \u0026amp; George Centre in East London. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gilbert \u0026amp; George’s work confounds and rejects all art historical classification or affiliation to other schools or movements in art. As affirmed by \u003ci\u003eTHE PARADISICAL PICTURES\u003c\/i\u003e, there is no formalist, aesthetic or conceptual precedent to the ideology and vision they convey with such intensity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The paintings are fantastical, allegorical, narrative, representational, psychedelic, absurdist, modern yet archaic, surrealist-grotesque, inflected with both tragedy and comedy, filled with pathos, touchingly eloquent of human frailty, age and exhaustion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE PARADISICAL PICTURES\u003c\/i\u003e suggest a chapter in a story that has been unfolding before them and will continue beyond them. This ‘paradise’ is not a destination but a stage on a longer journey. It is a dream of paradise and the exploration of an archetype that is both secular and sacred.","brand":"Hurtwood Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252205834584,"sku":"9780903696708","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780903696708_5c9fee50-e343-43f8-8520-cfc7535d38bc.jpg?v=1764783929","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gilbert-george-the-paradisical-pictures-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}