Culture Works: Private tour of Gilbert & George exhibition

We recently had the pleasure of hosting another private exhibition viewing as part of Culture Works. Our members joined us for a networking breakfast and exclusive look at Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery exhibition, Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES.

This exhibition showcases Gilbert & George’s artistic journey, highlighting new pictures created since the start of the millennium. The presentation highlights Gilbert & George’s evolution over the past 25 years, exploring how technology has made their reflections of today’s society bigger and bolder than ever before. Transforming the space with over 60 floor-to-ceiling installations, the artists debut new pictures alongside acclaimed pictures in a larger-than-life journey through the modern world as they see it.

Gilbert & George are iconic artists, epitomised by their monumental commitment to being ‘living sculptures’ spanning the last five decades. Inspired by our modern world, they act as visual archaeologists of our times by capturing elements of our changing society. From newspaper headlines to road signs, postcards and overheard conversations, the artists blend images and text from everyday life to create vivid pictures that encourage dialogue about today’s social norms and taboos. The resulting art is often provocative and challenging in its refusal to deliver simple messages about sex, religion, class, nationalism, corruption and death.

As featured in Financial Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Time Out and Stylist as one of the top art exhibitions to see in autumn 2025.

Find out more about the exhibition here and visit before it closes on the 11^th of January 2026.

Images by Mike Massaro.

Culture Works: Enabling access to the arts

Culture Works is HB Reavis’ partnership with the Southbank Centre, the largest multi-arts centre in the UK. Membership is free and open to all small and mid-size enterprises in London. Businesses joining the scheme receive:

A monthly newsletter highlighting events across the Southbank Centre’s artistic programme
Exclusive invitations to corporate receptions
Complimentary tickets to events and exhibitions at the Southbank Centre, allowing businesses to invite existing or potential clients
Access to the Hayward Gallery’s opening previews and smaller private curator-led tours of exhibitions

Find out more about the Culture Works programme and join for the next event by signing up here.