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What The Hell Are You Doing?: The Essential David Shrigley
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The definitive collection of the work of cult artist David Shrigley.
The definitive collection of the work of cult artist David Shrigley, who has been nominated for the Turner Prize 2013
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By turns hilarious, satirical, and brilliant, David Shrigley's full-page illustrations—a combination of drawing, comics, photography, and sculpture—are sui generis: uproariously funny, pleasantly unnerving, and, most of all, really, really cool.
Neither graphic novel nor art book, What the Hell Are You Doing? celebrates the surreal world of the artist who created Ants Have Sex in Your Beer and To Make the Meringue You Must Beat the Egg Whites Until They Look Like This—the man Dave Eggers calls 'probably the funniest gallery-type artist who ever lived.'
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Reviews of What The Hell Are You Doing?: The Essential David Shrigley highlight its blend of humour, surrealism, and wit, resonating with fans of the absurd. Shrigley's work is praised for its effortless shift from pathos to paranoia, engaging and entertaining readers with its profound and unexpectedly familiar insights. The book is described as both skewed and savvy, bringing a mix of wisdom and silliness that appeals to a broad audience, contributing to its cult following.
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ISBN: 9781847678638
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 February 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Introduction by Will Self
- Introduction by Will Self
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 675g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
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. 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 recently invited to hold a major, four-month retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London. He lives and works in Glasgow.
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