Pierre et Gilles

France (1950 & 1953)
Biennale Images Vevey
2016
À la fenêtre & Dans le port du Havre

Since the 1970s, the aesthetic of Pierre et Gilles takes viewers into a colored and psychedelic world that blends religious imagery, burlesque, and gay iconography. The duo’s album covers designed for Boy George, Nina Hagen and Etienne Daho also left a mark in popular culture. À la fenêtre, originally produced for the pop duo Mikado, stretched over 110 m2 on the facade of the Hôtel des Trois Couronnes, hinted at their contributions to the world of music. Meanwhile, the town’s former prison displayed Dans le port du Havre (140 m2) where a young sailor appears stuck in murky waters filled with waste.