Gilbert & George has become a Royal Academician. This is the first time thatLondon’s Royal Academy of Arts has chosen two people as a single artist in its248-year history. Gilbert (born Italy, 1943) and George (born Devon, 1942) havejust been elected by the Academy’s General Assembly (their surnames, which arenot given in the announcement, are actually Proesch and Passmore). An Academy spokeswomanconfirmed that G&G, as they are often known, will only hold a single voteat meetings, although it is unclear whether they both need to be present tovote. What is almost certain is that their views will be the same.