David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield in 1968 and studied at Glasgow School of Art. 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 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. His work has also been profiled in a documentary for Channel 4. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013 and he is the latest artist chosen to display a sculpture on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth. He lives and works in Glasgow.
Weak Messages Create Bad Situations
“Shrigley’s manifesto is full of hilarity, alongside observations about the world that are both astute and absurd”
Eliza Williams
Creative Review