The Poster Project & Who I Am And What I Want by David Shrigley
What:
The Poster Project & Who I Am And What I Want by David Shrigley
Where:
Kings ARI, L1, 171 King St, Melbourne
When:
Wed-Fri 3pm-6pm, Sat 12-6pm, until May 12
How much:
Free
Contact:
9642 0859
There was an exhibition. It is still on actually but David Shrigley did not come. He left us all in the lurch. He was torn apart by a beast with four arms and no hair. No, he was distracted by an advertisement for denim trousers and a 24m length of extension cable. (A poem in honour of the absent Shrigley.)
There is no use attempting to explain the work of this Glasgow artist – maker of drawings, sculptures, photographs, films, poems and spoken-word albums. You just have to go to the exhibition. If you would like to know something about what you are going to see, there are two main works. One is The Poster Project – the 292 results of Shrigley’s online offer to design people’s posters for free. The other is a film co-directed by Shrigley, entitled Who I Am And What I Want. This is his first major solo exhibition in Australia.
The good people at Kings ARI describe his humour as ‘slightly warped’. Others use different adjectives. When Paul Davis visited Melbourne recently he went into Metropolis, thinking that Shrigley would be visiting the following week, and left a note on the back of a Shrigley postard: ‘David, this is ridiculous’.
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Won't hurt a bit
Keywords: Art
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