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What the Hell Are You Doing?: The Essential David Shrigley
David Shrigley
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Description for What the Hell Are You Doing?: The Essential David Shrigley
Paperback. The definitive collection of the work of cult artist David Shrigley Num Pages: 352 pages, all Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688. The Essential David Shrigley. 352 pages, all Illustrations (chiefly col.). The definitive collection of the work of cult artist David Shrigley. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKLC. Dimension: 155 x 198 x 29. Weight: 692.
A beautifully designed and darkly comic collection of work, this book gathers together the best of Shrigley's work, old and new. It is a celebration of the surreal world of one of our finest contemporary artists.
A beautifully designed and darkly comic collection of work, this book gathers together the best of Shrigley's work, old and new. It is a celebration of the surreal world of one of our finest contemporary artists.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847678638
SKU
V9781847678638
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About David Shrigley
David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield in 1968 and studied at Glasgow School of Art. He has worked as a sculptor, photographer and 'environment artist' and, most famously, as a cartoonist and illustrator. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013 and his work has been exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, at the MoMA in New York, and in Paris, Berlin, Melbourne and beyond. He has published over twenty books, and has animated a music video for Blur and produced another for Bonny Prince Billy. His work has also been profiled in a documentary for Channel 4 and he was invited to hold a major, four-month retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London. He lives and works in Glasgow.
Reviews for What the Hell Are You Doing?: The Essential David Shrigley
Funny, profound and surprising all at the same time
Harry Hill A brilliant new volume
Scotland on Sunday
David Shrigley is probably the funniest gallery-type artist who ever lived.
Dave Eggers Consistently funny
Daily Telegraph
[A] master of modern surrealism . . . a must for fans of the absurd
Evening Standard
On the kink of his line Shrigley can shift effortlessly from pathos to paranoia. And his work is funny - very funny - his timing devastatingly effective.
Will Self Weird, funny, abject, wise, silly, savage, moral and engaging.
Independent
With a casual gesture Shrigley points to that hideous shape whose name I've never known - and then he names it. And the name is profoundly, embarrassingly familiar. I'm laughing while frantically searching for a pen, so desperate to capture the feeling he has unearthed in me.
Miranda July Shrigley's comedy appears to confirm the belief of great humourists (from Laurence Sterne to Woody Allen) that laughter is synonymous with hope. In the arena of contemporary art, Shrigley's work maintains a dualism, which is rare, rewarding and ultimately generous.
Frieze
David Shrigley is a rare thing in the art world: someone whose work people - normal(ish) people - actually love
The Skinny
Harry Hill A brilliant new volume
Scotland on Sunday
David Shrigley is probably the funniest gallery-type artist who ever lived.
Dave Eggers Consistently funny
Daily Telegraph
[A] master of modern surrealism . . . a must for fans of the absurd
Evening Standard
On the kink of his line Shrigley can shift effortlessly from pathos to paranoia. And his work is funny - very funny - his timing devastatingly effective.
Will Self Weird, funny, abject, wise, silly, savage, moral and engaging.
Independent
With a casual gesture Shrigley points to that hideous shape whose name I've never known - and then he names it. And the name is profoundly, embarrassingly familiar. I'm laughing while frantically searching for a pen, so desperate to capture the feeling he has unearthed in me.
Miranda July Shrigley's comedy appears to confirm the belief of great humourists (from Laurence Sterne to Woody Allen) that laughter is synonymous with hope. In the arena of contemporary art, Shrigley's work maintains a dualism, which is rare, rewarding and ultimately generous.
Frieze
David Shrigley is a rare thing in the art world: someone whose work people - normal(ish) people - actually love
The Skinny