This new title celebrates 50 years of the creative force of nature that is the artistic partnership of Gilbert & George. Published in cooperation with the LUMA Foundation in Arles, France, on the occasion of their retrospective exhibition on show from 2 July to 23 September 2018. The book will feature five interviews with Gilbert & George by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Daniel Birnbaum, one for each decade of their practice. This title will be heavily illustrated with examples of Gilbert & George's artworks from their early years to their most recent series. Designed by Gilbert & George themselves, The Great Exhibition will feature their trademark style and panache. Introduced by a text co-authored by Obrist and Birnbaum, this publication will also feature several extracts from Michael Bracewell's 2017 publication What is Gilbert & George?. All text will be presented in both French and English.

Hans Ulrich Obrist is a world renowned curator and the artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries, London. Daniel Birnbaum co-curated the 50th Venice Biennale. He is the director of Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Gilbert & George are known around the world for their relentlessly controversial art.They met in 1967 at Saint Martin's School of Art.