Andrew Gilbert
In his works on paper and large-scale installations, the Scottish artist Andrew Gilbert (*1980) combines historical facts with fictive situations as well as the visionary with the absurd. The impulse is provided mostly by incidents connected with colonialism, especially that of the British Empire. Gilbert depicts the repetition of history and the impact of 19th century imperialism on today. His work also examines colonial propaganda in popular culture and literature. He challenges the Western controlled narrative and nostalgia for Empire today. Following recent social and political developments the questions Andrew Gilbert asks, in a darkly humorous and often brutal manner, are more relevant than ever.
Works
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- “Emperor Andrew’s glorious occupation of exotic Horice”, Muzeum a galerie Hořice, CZ
2022
- The Rise and Fall of Emperor Andrew’s Instant Coffee Plantation, Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, DE
- Saint Andrew’s Vision of the Great Trek - Settler Propaganda from 1836 to the Present Day - sponsored by Leek Phone (tm), Sperling, Munich, DE
2020
- Ulundi is Jerusalem, Andrew is Emperor, Brocoli is Holy, Overbeck - Gesellschaft Museum, Luebeck, DE
2016
- Trophies of the Savages - Idols of Civilisation, Blank Projects, Cape Town, ZA
2015
- Andrew Gilbert / Akiyoshi Mishima, Nanzuka Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2013
- Vezalay to Ulundi, Galerie Na Bydilku, Brno, CZ
2006
Selected Group Exhibitions
- BEYOND HOMOGENEITY, curated by Alejandro Perdomo Daniels, Syker Vorwerk, Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Syke, DE
2022
- THE INVENTED HISTORY (curated by Kathrin Becker), KINDL - Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin, DE
2020
- The Probable Truth, Vista Gallery, Tehran, IRN
2019
- Artist and Empire, National Gallery, Singapore, SG
2016
- Artist and Empire, Tate Britain, London, England, GB
- European Tribal Wars, with D.Wood and S.Kaminiski, Bavarian Army Museum, Ingolstadt, DE
2015
- Visionen, Marta Heford, Herford, DE
- Images for Images - Artists for Tichy - Tichy for Artists, curated by Zdenek Felix, GASK Gallery of central Bohemia, CZ
2013
- Der Muede Tod, Kai 10 Raum fuer Kunst, Dusseldorf, DE
2009
- Irresistible Magazine, curated by Cedar Lewisohn, Tate Modern, London, GB
2007
Publications
Press
- The Indian Curator Interview, by Bhagya Bose: Interview, by Bhagya Bose, 2019 ↗
- Financial Times: Frieze satellite fairs reviewed, by Rachel Spence, 2018 ↗
- Unser Lübeck: Ulundi is Jerusalem, Andrew is Emperor, Brocoli is holy, by Christel Busch, by Christel Busch, 2016 ↗
- Kieler Nachrichten: Zulus, Tod und heiliger Broccoli, by Maren Kruse, 2016 ↗
- TATE: Legacies Of Empire, Interview with Hew Locke and Simon Grant, 2015 ↗
- Le Monde: Primitive Cabaret, by Philippe Dagen, 2013 ↗
- Art Magazin: Starter Andrew Gilbert, 2012 ↗
- taz.de: Der unbedingte Wille zur Form, by Ingo Arend, 2011 ↗
- AZ ART: Andrew Gilbert Une oevre frappadingue aux cadavres exquis, by Gérard Gamand, 2011 ↗
- The Saatchi Gallery Magazine: Death or Glory, Boys, by Patricia Ellis, 2010 ↗
Im Gespräch mit/Talking to Andrew Gilbert, Gastprof. Malerei
Andrew Gilbert : The Glorious Return of Emperor Andrew
Andrew Gilbert on his solo exhibition at Sperling Munich