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‘I thought I would be trampled to death’: travelling with Gilbert & George to put on a show in 1990s Beijing

An exclusive extract from a new book by James Birch who helped organise exhibitions for the artist duo in Communist Russia and China

José da Silva
4 February 2025
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Gilbert & George being mobbed for catalogues in Beijing Courtesy of James Birch