Everything That is Bad About Art, Artist David Shrigley, Louisiana Channel
One tends to think of oneself as being somewhat more functional and dynamic than one actually is. Join the incomparable David Shrigley for a thorough and humorous talk about making art that some people think is absolute rubbish. David Shrigley, known particularly for his naïve, yet poignant works on paper, started drawing because I had a lot to say and I could say it very quickly and efficiently. Often working smallscale at the beginning of his career, Shrigleys first books were made while the artist was employed as a gallery assistant minding the exhibitions and, in his own words, being paid to take care of other peoples work. There was a certain irony or paradox there. Incidentally, the drawings in these books were often about Shrigleys own boredom: In a way, they were paying me to make art about how pissed off I was working for them. Today Shrigleys work revolves around what the artist calls slippage: Im interested in the way image and text works together I try to mak br,
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