Gilbert: We had arrived! George: We never benefitted from subsidies. It’s about feisty young artists. Don’t wait for someone to knock on your door, go out and make art. We put on shows ...

Now, he has "written an even more gripping follow-up, about taking Gilbert & George to Moscow, Beijing and Shanghai". Birch first met the collaborative art duo in 1979 at the Blitz, a nightclub in ...

Writing a preview of the Gilbert and George exhibition I find myself unexpectedly invited to lunch in the Tate's smart restaurant with the artist duo themselves, and a chance to interview them direct.