{"product_id":"on-the-table-6-the-meal-a-conversation-with-gilbert-george","title":"On the Table 6 – The Meal – A Conversation with Gilbert \u0026 George","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"page\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\" class=\"ouvrage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-8 col-resume\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accroche\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eCharlotte Birnbaum meets with Gilbert \u0026amp; George to discuss\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Meal\u003c\/em\u003e—a culinary performance organized in 1969 by the British duo, with David Hockney as the guest of honor. \u003cbr\u003eAlso included here are photos and memorabilia from the singular event (the sixth publication in the\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOn the Table\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, that explore the encounter between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efood and art).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"citation\"\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George never cook and always eat out. Back in 1969, however, the artist duo hosted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Meal\u003c\/em\u003e, an elaborate dinner party that included thirteen guests, Princess Margaret's butler, a chef who prepared a meal from a Victorian cookery manual, and the guest of honor, artist David Hockney. While the art world of the time was largely characterized by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePop art,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMinimalism, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eConceptual art, Gilbert \u0026amp; George developed an entirely unique philosophy and combined their daily lives with their artistic vision; in short, their art and life are one! Charlotte Birnbaum took a trip to London's East End to visit the immaculately dressed pair to discuss\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Meal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand other curious projects from their fifty-year collaboration.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"citation\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"citation\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e978-3-95679-417-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bioAuteur\"\u003eCharlotte Birnbaum is a writer and a culinary historian based in Stockholm and Frankfurt am Main. Since 2011, she has curated “This Dinner Is a Group Show,” an ongoing series of events involving artists and chefs who engage the legacy and future of extravagant meals. Her other books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaulas Juwelen: Kulinarische Streifzüge durch das Jahr\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Walther König, 2013) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Journey Within: Cooking with Offal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Walther König, 2010).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bioAuteur\"\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George are Gilbert Prousch (born in South Tyrol, Italy, 1943) and George Passmore (born in England, 1942). They live and work in London. For the last 40 years the artistes have spanned the international art scene with as much insolence as elegance. Real living sculptures, they have developed a repetitive language around recurrent figures and themes: shit, piss, blood tears, nudity, sperm, alcohol, drugs. Theirs is an oeuvre that has radically overturned conventions and thinking of the period, and which refers literally to homosexuality, exclusion, social and religious violence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-4 col-infotech\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-none d-md-block\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cart-resultat\"\u003e--\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe responsabilite\"\u003eEdited by Charlotte Birnbaum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraphic design: Harald Pridgar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"separationTitre\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\"\u003epublished in October 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\" itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish edition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\"\u003e11 x 18 cm (hardcover)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\" itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e68 pages (7 color ill. \u0026amp; 32 b\/w ill.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"separationTitre\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Les Presses du Réel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52125930160448,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3663\/8272\/files\/TheMEal.png?v=1782167131","url":"https:\/\/stormbookstore.com\/products\/on-the-table-6-the-meal-a-conversation-with-gilbert-george","provider":"STORM books \u0026 people","version":"1.0","type":"link"}