NGV presents a comprehensive exhibition which is David Shrigley’s first major survey in Australia. The showcase includes new and recent work by the internationally renowned Glasgow-based artist. Shrigley has developed a cult following for his stripped back, darkly humourous and deliberately crude drawings that explore existential dramas, human dysfunction and anxiety.
Works include; drawings, paintings, sculpture, animated videos, artist books, and a major new commission for NGV International’s Waterwall titled ‘General Store.’ The artist’s omnipresent sense of humour lies at the heart of these works, which are manifest in tragicomic narratives that reflect on the banality and absurdity of everyday life and objects.
NGV International
Until 1 March, 2015
Melbourne
Untitled (I will show the world how brilliant I am), 2014, ink on paper, 29.7 x 42cm
Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
