The artists stood down as academicians after the gallery said it would not be hosting the show they had plannedArtists Gilbert and George, unpredictable celebrities of the British avant garde, have perplexed the art world together for more than five decades. Their provocative murals, posters, photographs and videos have surprised and often unsettled fans. But now the artists, who revel in a joint reputation “as horrid people”, have fallen out with one of Britain’s most prestigious cultural institutions – the Royal Academy of Art.The two artists have taken the dramatic step of resigning from the RA in reaction to a decision not to go ahead with an exhibition they had been planning to stage in the academy’s Piccadilly galleries. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/12/gilbert-and-george-quit-royal-academy-over-dashed-hopes-for-major-exhibition