David Shrigley

The definitive collection of the work of cult artist David Shrigley

The Essential David Shrigley

What the Hell are You Doing?

How are you feeling? Are you alright?If you could open your mind like a handbag and show us what was inside, what would we see?A bit of a mess?Don't worry. This is a self-help book.You'll feel better very soon.

At the Centre of the Inside of the Human Brain's Mind

How are You Feeling?

I invite you to imagine a plan for a new and better society where everything is very coherent and makes a lot of sense and nothing is confusing or awful. No need to imagine. Here is the plan. The plan is illustrated. The plan is quite complicated. But not too complicated. I think you will be thrilled by it. I am certain you will be thrilled by it. No need to read massive volumes or use the internet. JUST READ THIS ONLY THIS.

Fully coherent plan for a new and better society

A personal message from the author: Lots of individuals in society today are feeble-minded. They don't know what the HELL is going on. Unfortunately many of these people are responsible for running THE COUNTRY. They don't know the difference between a PRECIOUS JEWEL and a piece of animal turd. Their ideas are MEANINGLESS, illustrated using RUBBISH imagery (often made by a computer). The stupid words they write are always in BAD FONTS. Yet still people HEED this nonsense. Maybe YOU are one of these people? It's alright. I am here to HELP you. I have a FULLY-COMPOSED WORLD VIEW. I have STRONG opinions about EVERYTHING. And my ideas are HAND-ILLUSTRATED and use REAL HANDWRITING that you can trust. I know exactly what's going on and am WILLING to share my thoughts with you. If you LISTEN to what I say then things will quickly improve. No more weak messages. No more bad situations. Shall we proceed?

A Manifesto

Weak Messages Create Bad Situations

It Won't Be Like This Forever

Human Achievement

Let's Wrestle

First published in 1998, this was Redstone's first collaboration with Shrigley and is testament to the unique and timeless quality of his work. With an introduction by Will Self, this is an essential book for Shrigley devotees old and new.

Why We Got the Sack from the Museum

Funny, urgent, bizarre, and honestpop artist David Shrigley's darkly hilarious scrawls from the subconscious have earned him a growing legion of fans around the world. Human Achievement collects new truths, anxieties, and amusements from the mundane to the surreal in an addictively strange and entertaining picket-sized primer that welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.

This all-new collection of David Shrigley's addictively strange and entertaining work reveals fresh, unsettling truths and anxious amusements in a format that welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.

Ants Have Sex in Your Beer

The third of three collectible pocket-sized books of David Shrigley's addictively strange and entertaining work reveals new truths, anxieties, and amusements in a format that welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.

"Grip drags the reader into the dark and humorous world of cult artists David Shrigley. The drawings, which are all new, are a day book for the new millennium. Grip is the largest collection of Shrigley's work published to date, and includes 16 colour illustrations, and an Afterword by Patricia ellis."--Inside flap of front cover.

Grip

"Weird, funny, abject, wise, silly, savage, moral, and engaging." The Independent (London)

Dave Eggers

Cliff Lauson

Best-known for his wry and witty drawings, British artist David Shrigley's artistic practice extends well beyond drawing to include photography, sculpture, neon signs, animation, painting, printmaking, publishing and music. In an unusually complete look at Shrigley's diverse creative approach, this book showcases a body of conceptual work that is filled with sardonic caricatures, slapstick situations and black humour. 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 in London's Hayward Gallery (1 February - 13 May 2012), this beautifully appointed volume features an interview by writer Dave Eggers, essays by Martin Herbert and Cliff Lauson, and an original piece of prose by the artist Jonathan Monk. The book also features a new 7-inch picture disc featuring exclusive recorded original spoken word material created specifically for the book and presented in exclusive screen-printed packaging.A rare opportunity to hear David Shrigley talk about his inspirations, influences and the things in life that he finds funny. On Monday 23 April 2012 David will be signing copies of David Shrigley: Brain Activity and his illustrated libretto Pass the Spoon: A Sort-Of-Opera about Cookery.Taking place at 6.00 pm in the foyer of Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London and followed at 7.00 pm in the Purcell Room by Artist Talk with David Shrigley (go to www.southbankcentre.co.uk for tickets).

Brain Activity

the essential David Shrigley

What the hell are you doing?

This board book features 18 inappropriate paintings.

Yellow Bird with Worm

David Fennessy

Nicholas Bone

Best-known for his wry and witty drawings, David Shrigley's artistic practice extends well beyond drawing to include photography, sculpture, neon signs, animation, painting, printmaking, publishing and music.Hayward Publishing is pleased to announce the p

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