page_title: Grey Organisation
section_title: Identity
hierarchical_section_title: Grey Organisation / Identity
caption_attribution_description: English: Grey Organisation, ID Card. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Organisation
context_page_description: The Grey Organisation was an artist collective active from 1983 to 1991. GO worked in several media including film and video and participated in over 20 international exhibitions.
  In January 1985 the group committed an act of 'art terrorism' by smuggling one of its paintings into the International Contemporary Arts Fair in London. The following year it mounted an attack on Cork Street, then the centre of the London art world, splashing grey paint on the windows of a number of galleries. After this, members of the group were arrested and for a time banned from central London. This resulted in them relocating to New York City where they exhibited at The Civilian Warfare Gallery in the East Village. The members of the group were Toby Mott, Daniel Saccoccio, Tim Burke and Paul Spencer.Their activities and attitude towards the traditional British art establishment greatly influenced The Young British Artists from 1988 onwards.
context_section_description: The GO logo was stamped on everything the group produced, from artworks to manifestos, from clothing to communiqués.
  The group also issued ID cards to all members, which included a portrait photograph, their names, date of birth, height, eye and hair colour, issue date and finger print.
caption: GO ID Card, issued 1 February 1984
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