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.
A manifesto from the Turner Prize-nominated artist, with over 400 new works
“An excellent new book is imminent: Fully Coherent Plan for a New and Better Society features 254 new illustrations, all drawn in his distinctive thick black pen on stark white paper, the naivety of the image offset by the scabrous, surreal or darkly comic text.”
David Shrigley interviewed in the Observer.
Observer
and you could win a fine statuette of his Fourth Plinth commission, to remind you forever that things are Really Good.
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