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London’s Gilbert & George

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With its amazing history, and amazing contemporary cultural scene, spending time in London puts you in a very enviable position.  There are as many incredible performances to see here right now as there were in its highest peaks of culture, and perhaps more.  Some of the world’s most interesting and elaborate entertainments come here, and many of them are native to the city.  It certainly a fair share of talented residents, and there’s a magic here that places it up with the top cities in the world for tourist destinations.  There are many splendid memories waiting for you here in London.  Hotel accommodations are plentiful here, and ours are selected to take the guesswork out for you, so you can be assured you’re staying at a place that meets your style and budget.

Your hotel will be waiting for you, at the end of every day, so that you’ll have a place to sleep in splendor and comfort, and with a hospitality that can only be found in England.  Each morning you’ll awake, refreshed and ready for the next round of adventures.  There are many splendid possibilities for adventure here, and with distinctive neighborhoods and shopping districts, some very exciting side adventures to have along the way.  While you’re having adventures, take a look at some of the art along the way.  One of London’s most iconic contributions to the world of art are Gilbert & George.

You almost have to refer to the people as a thing, because these artists have made their own images into a body of art.  They met in art school in 1967, and claim they started to talk because George was the only one who could understand Gilbert’s Italian-inflected English.  Whether that’s true or not is beside the point, because it’s a good story, and a sweet story, and it sounds like something that would happen in art.  Gilbert & George have been a couple ever since then, and they make appearances as themselves in their own work.  Many people think of them as performance artists, and they call themselves living sculptures.  It’s very interesting work, and often disturbing, and almost always uncannily funny.  Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics claim that they get their look, with the plain suits and every(wo)man appearance, off of this art duo that turned into an underground phenomenon.

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