david shrigley: brain activity at hayward gallery, london
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david shrigley: brain activity at hayward gallery, london


installation view of 'i’m dead' by david shrigley , 2010 at the hayward gallery
taxidermy puppy with wooden sign and acrylic paint
image © the artist and courtesy of the artist
image by linda nylind

david shrigley: brain activity
southbank centre's hayward gallery, london, UK
february 1st to may 13th, 2012


an exhibition entitled 'brain activity' by macclesfield-born and glasgow-based artist david shrigley is on display
at southbank centre's hayward gallery in london. the despairingly comical nature of shrigley's collection are decided
by his use of death and dystopian themes of each piece. sculptures such as 'i'm dead' or 'gravestone' appreciate
the nihilistic quality of a contemporary reality. 'brain activity' is a selection of works which dwell upon the notion
of human failure as something to be understood as simultaneously unsettling and humorous.


detail view of 'i'm dead'



'ostrich', 2009
image © the artist and stephen friedman gallery, london



'gravestone', 2008
image © the artist and stephen friedman gallery, london




'river for sale', 1999
image © the artist



'pumpkin', 1998
image © the artist



'untitled', 2011
courtesy of david shrigley and yvon lambert



'we're bananas', 2011
courtesy of david shrigley and yvon lambert



'david shrigley: brain activity- exhibition trailer' by southbank centre

leigha db
02.01.12  
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Awesome! This man has an incredibly sane outlook on life!! Hahaha
Lorraine   02.02.12

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