G&G has become a Royal Academician (singular)

Gilbert & George has become a Royal Academician. This is the first time that
Londons Royal Academy of Arts has chosen two people as a single artist in its
248-year history. Gilbert (born Italy, 1943) and George (born Devon, 1942) have
just been elected by the Academys General Assembly (their surnames, which are
not given in the announcement, are actually Proesch and Passmore). An Academy spokeswoman
confirmed that G&G, as they are often known, will only hold a single vote