Pierre & Gilles

Pierre & Gilles

Country

France

Birth - Death

1950 -

Occupation

Artist

Description

Popular artist couple - they both set up camp decors in using a gay esthetic, Pierre takes photographs, and Gilles retouches and transforms them with bright acrylic paint. City of Paris awarded them Grand Prix de la Photographie. Full names are Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/837/pierre-et-gilles
• http://www.salon.com/2001/03/01/pierre_gilles/

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