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David Shrigley

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David Shrigley
David Shrigley

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Nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013, Glasgow School of Art alumnus Shrigley also created an elongated thumbs-up for the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square in 2016 – in the (possibly satirical) hope of "making the world a better place". His playful drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures are imbued with a deadpan humour that encapsulates the bizarre nuances of modern life. Shrigley never corrects his work, and the resulting scratches and crossings out only add to its appeal.

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Did you know?

Shrigley worked as a cartoonist for the New Statesman during the intense run-up to the 2010 General Election.

Country of Birth

UK

Auction Record

£9,375

Phillips, London, 'Watch It Rot', 2018

Notable Collections

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA

Power Station of Art (PSA), Shanghai, China

Notable Exhibitions

David Shrigley: Brain Activity, Hayward Gallery, London, UK, 2012

Animate, Turku Art Museum, Finland, 2011

New Powers, Kunsthalle Mainz, Mainz, Germany, 2009

David Shrigley, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK, 2008

David Shrigley, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, UK, 2006

Exhibitions by David Shrigley

Hang-Up Collections | 05/2018

Hang-Up Collections | 05/2018

David Shrigley, Delphine Lebourgeois, Grayson Perry, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Jonas Wood, JR, Swoon, Tim Fishlock, Tracey Emin,

15 May 2018 – 16 Jun 2018

TYPE

TYPE

Banksy, David Shrigley, Harland Miller, The Connor Brothers,

16 Mar 2018 – 6 May 2018

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