Gilbert and George are coming to MONA

David Walsh brings Gilbert and George to MONA for a major retrospective surveying their five decade career.
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Artists Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore are coming to MONA. Picture: AFP/MARCUS BRANDT

‘We are Gilbert & George. We are coming all the way from London to celebrate the first exhibition of our pictures in Australasia, at Mona.’

That was the personal invitation that MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, sent out yesterday along with a video message by the acclaimed British artists.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina