Self portrait of the Cosmonauts Of Kitsch

Pierre et Gilles, Pierre Commoy (photographer) and Gilles Blanchard (painter), are gay French artistic and romantic partners. They produce highly stylized photographs, building their own sets and costumes as well as retouching the photographs. Their work often features images from popular culture, gay culture including porn, and religion.

They also directed Marc Almond‘s 1990 music video for the song “A Lover Spurned“, shown here:
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