Duplaix, Sophie & Michel Poivert & Marc Donnadieu” — Pierre & Gilles. Claire-obscur.

February 2017, (23 x 26 cm), 272 pp. English/ French text, numerous colour ills., hardcover. Since the 1980s, Pierre et Gilles have epitomised a highly sophisticated art of portraiture, poised between photography and painting. With their images in sombre and joyful colours, inspired by art and popular culture, they recreate an enchantment for the world, aspiring to reconcile genres, ages, and styles.Under the scientific direction of Sophie Duplaix (Centre Pompidou, Paris) and featuring the writings of eminent specialists – Michel Poivert, Marc Donnadieu... -, this book, published to coincide with the exhibitions at Ixelles Museum (Brussels) and MuMa (Le Havre), sheds fresh light on the intricate and prolific work of this pair of artists who are at once impossible to classify or circumnavigate.