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Gilbert and George will stage their first major Irish exhibition for 20 years at The MAC in Belfast in the new year
Gilbert and George will stage their first major Irish exhibition for 20 years at The MAC in Belfast in the new year Gilbert and George will stage their first major Irish exhibition for 20 years at The MAC in Belfast in the new year

TWO of the most recognisable names in contemporary art will stage their first major Irish exhibition for almost 20 years in Belfast in January: Gilbert and George's Scapegoating Pictures will be at The MAC from January 25 until March 31.



2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the controversial pair's first meeting at St Martin's School of Art. Hugh Mulholland, senior curator at the MAC said: "We are delighted to be bringing Gilbert and George to Belfast again after an absence of nearly 20 years.



"In many ways Northern Ireland is a very different place to what it was in 1999 when they last exhibited here, but in many ways we remain the same and still have unresolved issues around equality and the recognition individual rights.

"Gilbert and George provoke and challenge deep-seated preconceptions. By acting as a mirror to society, they place themselves and by extension us within their work, their intention is to be provocative to force us to examine our complicity in all that is wrong with society. This is a very significant exhibition for us."

:: Scapegoating Pictures will be open daily, 10am-7pm. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of £3, though tickets are required. Book via TheMACLive.com or The MAC box office from December 1.