What we confront in our life is in our pictures, so we have all these subjects. Our subjects that are inside ourselves are part of universal thought: death, hope, life, fear, sex, money, race, religion, shitty, naked, human, world. All the thoughts and feelings that lie inside everyone. — Gilbert & George

Coinciding with the first anniversary of The Gilbert & George Centre in London, a solo exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul brings together two bodies of pictures by the artists centred on human life: NEW NORMAL PICTURES (2020) and THE URETHRA POSTCARD PICTURES (2009). 

Gilbert & George have felt a strong affinity with Korea since 1997 when they participated in the Gwangju Biennale. The NEW NORMAL URETHRA EXHIBITION presents their distinctive vision of the streets of our modern world that they have walked together since 1967. Yet, the pictures on view simultaneously speak to the unifying nature of the volatility, tragedy and routine violence that plays out in cities worldwide. Following their enduring mantra of ‘Art for All’, through the exhibition Gilbert & George strive to forge connections across national borders with their representation of the shared experiences of modern urban life.