{"product_id":"gilbert-and-george-and-the-communists","title":"Gilbert and George and the Communists","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicking up where the acclaimed Bacon in Moscow left off, Gilbert \u0026amp; George and the Communists sees rakish art dealer James Birch take British art's most iconic duo on a subversive trip to Beijing, Shanghai and the dying embers of the Soviet Union. James Birch has been a promoter of modern art for over thirty years and boasts a resume of exhibitions both throughout the UK and internationally. The first gallerist to show works by Grayson Perry and the neo-naturists, James was also a close friend of Francis Bacon, Gilbert \u0026amp; George, Denis Wirth-Miller and Genesis P-Orridge. Written with the journalist Michael Hodges - whose work has appeared in the Sunday Times, the Financial Times, the New Statesman and Esquire - Gilbert \u0026amp; George and the Communists is more than just a picaresque and deeply funny riot through art history: it is an account of a world unthinkably different to - and ever-present in - our own today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e208 pages | Published 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63998283317597,"sku":"9781917283052","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/content_37f33882-ff6d-4d01-8b21-3ac6847a0f85.png?v=1774595785","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/gilbert-and-george-and-the-communists","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}