09/03 → 12/05/2012 / White Cube, London

The newspaper seller’s poster greets travellers at every tube station. The design never seems to have changed, and the headlines have been more or less interchangeable ever since the mass newspaper market was created.

Gilbert & George have acquired 3712 newspaper posters, and transformed them into the 292 works which make up London Pictures, an exhibition opening across all three White Cube galleries from 9th March.

Burglar steals wads of fake cash. Search for mystery naked reveller. Tube bomb travel chaos. The same words printed out everywhere, slyly mapping out the world about us. And behind the headlines – the net curtains, with Gilbert and George staring out at the viewer.

London Pictures may be seen:

from 9th March to 12th May at
White Cube Bermondsey Street
South Galleries
144 – 152 Bermondsey St.
London SE1 3TQ

Tuesday to Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 12pm – 6pm

from 9th March to 12th May at
White Cube Mason’s Yard
25 – 26 Mason’s Yard
London SW1Y 6BU

Tuesday to Saturday: 10am – 6pm

from 9th March to 14th April at:
White Cube Hoxton Square
48 Hoxton Sq.
London N1 6PB

Tuesday to Saturday: 10am – 6pm