Hero

1980

GILBERT AND GEORGE, 1943 and 1942

Hero is part of the Modern Fears cycle, which Gilbert & George began in 1980.

IN DETAIL

Dimensions

181 x 301 cm

Technique

hand-dyed gelatin silver print, in artists’ frame, in eighteen parts.

Description

A solitary hero stands on a column: one of many war memorials scattered throughout European capitals.