Best known for his wry and witty drawings, British artist David Shrigley has built up an artistic practice that, over the past two decades, has expanded well beyond drawing to include photography, sculpture, neon signs, animation, painting, printmaking, publishing and music. Shrigley finds humor in flat depictions of the inconsequential and the bizarre, qualities that he heightens through a deliberately limited technique. In this unusually complete look at the much-loved artist’s diverse approaches, Shrigley is revealed as a master of many media and many kinds of humor, from the black humor for which he is famed to caricature and more slapstick situations. With an immediate and accessible appeal to diverse audiences, Shrigley’s work offers an insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships. Published on the occasion of the artist’s first major survey show, at London’s Hayward Gallery, this beautifully produced volume includes a 7” vinyl picture-disc, featuring an exclusive recording by the artist. David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield, England, in 1968, and studied Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1988–1991. As well as authoring numerous books, he directed the video for Blur’s “Good Song” and for Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “Agnes, Queen of Sorrow.” Between 2005 and 2009, he contributed a cartoon for the U.K. Guardian Weekend magazine every Saturday.

David Shrigley: Brain Activity

Arts & Photography

David Shrigley

Cliff Lauson

Jonathan Monk

Martin, Herbert

History & Criticism

Hayward Gallery Publishing

This catalogue will be published to accompany the ICA's forthcoming exhibition 'Jonathan Monk: Continuous Project Altered Daily', the first comprehensive survey of the British artist within the UK. This exhibition will feature over 60 artworks made between 1993 and 2005 including paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, as well as film and video works, and will provide an extensive overview of the artist's exceptionally prolific artistic practice. The title of the exhibition, taken from an artwork by US artist Robert Morris made in 1969, describes the concept behind the display of the works and its ever-changing form of presentation. An art storage will be installed in the Lower Gallery of the ICA containing all the artworks in the exhibition, while individual works, which will change on a daily basis, will be presented in the Upper Gallery. Consequently 'Continuous Project Altered Daily' will not only trace the development of Monk's practice through the sequence of different works, but, as a permanently transforming and changing exhibition, it will also challenge the static dynamics of traditional art presentation and interpretation.

Johnathan Monk 2006

Jonathan Monk : Yesterday Today Tomorrow Etc.

Revolver Books

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