Nearly four decades of original, subversive, and beautiful postcard art is collected in this magnificently packaged two-volume set designed by Gilbert and George. Their postcard art is a representation of the themes that have occupied their art. This ingeniously packaged two-volume set illustrates in color all 1,004 new and vintage postcard pictures, most of which have not been previously catalogued or exhibited. Volume One covers the period 1972–89, grouped in varying arrangements with romantic and historic subjects and beginning shortly after Gilbert and George achieved recognition in the art world. Volume Two collects a new group of 564 works known as the Urethra Postcard Pictures—a uniformly formatted series soon to be the subject of a world exhibition tour. Ordered around the Union Flag, landscapes, celebrity, royalty, prostitution, tourist destinations, and other concerns, this collection compiles a crucial but largely unseen component of the artists' important contribution to contemporary art.

Hard cover, 1,081 pages
Prestel USA (March 1, 2011)
12.5” x 12” x 5”