David Shrigley

David Shrigley was a British painter, draftsperson, photographer, sculptor, new media artist and film director (born 1968). He was born at Macclesfield.

Also recorded as David John Shrigley.

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Identity

What the record establishes about David Shrigley.

Untitled (Sacked from Sainsbury's) is dated 1998 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.9). Untitled (Cars Crash Here) is dated 1998 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.7). Untitled (The Jobs Page) is dated 1997 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.18). David Shrigley is recorded as painter, draftsperson, photographer, sculptor and film director. David Shrigley is recorded as having received Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Notice is dated 1996 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.1).

The Art Institute of Chicago records 8 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 7 objects associated with this heading. David Shrigley is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom. Open Library catalogues 45 works under this name.

The identifiers under which David Shrigley may be traced in institutional catalogues.

David Shrigley is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q278183.

Catalogued works

45 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1996 to 2020.

Get Your Sh*t Together. How to Art. Fully Coherent Plan. Barullo. Ungagged. It Won't Be Like This Forever. Book of Shrigley. Joy. Evil Thoughts. Let's Wrestle. Who I Am and What I Want. Human Achievement. Making Your Dreams Come True. Problem in Toulouse. David Shrigley. David Shrigley - Brain Activity. Red Book. What the Hell Are You Doing? Jackie Winsor. The paper sculpture book. Weak messages create bad situations. How are you feeling? Fully coherent plan for a new and better society. Pass The Spoon A Sortof Opera About Cookery. Ants Have Sex in Your Beer. The Beast Is Near. Blocked path. Do Not Bend. Err (New Writing). Grip. The Human body. Merry eczema. To make meringue you must beat the egg whites until they look like this. Why We Got the Sack from the Museum. Yellow bird with worm. The book of Shrigley. Untitled (The Jobs Page), dated 1997, black fiber-tipped pen on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.565.18. Untitled (Sacked from Sainsbury's), dated 1998, black fiber-tipped pen on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.565.9. Notice, dated 1996, color chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.565.1. Untitled (Cars Crash Here), dated 1998, black fiber-tipped pen on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.565.7. Drink Me, dated 1998, color chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.565.13. Untitled (All My Pals are Evil Bastards Except You), dated 1998, black and white gelatin silver print with black ink (marker) and white paint, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.565.5. Untitled., dated [2020], held by Wellcome Collection. Dirty drawing : the sex issue., dated 2017, held by Wellcome Collection. Creative health : the arts for health and wellbeing : the short report / All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing., dated 2017, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Further recorded particulars

Career and activity. David Shrigley worked in visual arts. His work is associated with contemporary art.

He belonged to Shrigley Forced to Speak with Others.

Recognition and collections. David Shrigley received Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Work by David Shrigley is held by Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate and National Gallery of Victoria.

Literature. 2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Shrigley, David, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Shrigley, David, Oxford Art Online, 2000.

In detail

David Shrigley studied at Glasgow School of Art, De Montfort University and Beauchamp College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is visual arts. The authority associates the name with contemporary art.

Membership is recorded of Shrigley Forced to Speak with Others.

Work by David Shrigley is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria and Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Chronology

  1. 1968David Shrigley born at Macclesfield.
  2. 1968David Shrigley was born in 1968 at Macclesfield.
  3. 1996Notice is dated 1996 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.1).
  4. 1997Untitled (The Jobs Page) is dated 1997 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.18).
  5. 1998Untitled (Sacked from Sainsbury's) is dated 1998 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.9).
  6. 1998Untitled (Cars Crash Here) is dated 1998 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1999.565.7).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    David Shrigley, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, May 1996, Circa, 1996

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for David Shrigley (Internet Archive), 45 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Shrigley, David, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Shrigley, David, Oxford Art Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 5548989-8, Exposition David Shrigley (2002 : Bignan).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with David Shrigley.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 7 works naming David Shrigley.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q278183: David Shrigley

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “David Shrigley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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