Gilbert & George at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

With staffs and beards of snakes, Gilbert and George merge the roles of Moses, Medusa and themselves as performance artists who make art with their bodies. In their latest two-gallery show, the duo don an array of stylized beards that reference Santa, religious observance and hipsters in their East London neighborhood. (At Lehmann Maupin Gallery on 22nd Street in Chelsea and on Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side).

Gilbert and George, Beardery, mixed media, 149.61 x 237.01 inches, 2016.