To paraphrase the essayist of this tidy volume, Glasgow is neither here nor there, but then neither is Paris or Milan or New York. If each strives to be the center of the world, they do it primarily by establishing their brand-name products as better than someone else's. The vernacular is universal and the particular is general. What has value in Glasgow therefore has value elsewhere. And thus David Shrigley creates drawings, sculptures, installations and photographs that are no less but no more than a heroic act because ...
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To paraphrase the essayist of this tidy volume, Glasgow is neither here nor there, but then neither is Paris or Milan or New York. If each strives to be the center of the world, they do it primarily by establishing their brand-name products as better than someone else's. The vernacular is universal and the particular is general. What has value in Glasgow therefore has value elsewhere. And thus David Shrigley creates drawings, sculptures, installations and photographs that are no less but no more than a heroic act because they inspire the memory of sensations that are incongruous, repressed and sometimes just simply unpleasant. Featuring a thorough sampling of recent work, a conversation with the artist and the aforementioned essay.
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Good. No Jacket, As Issued. 136 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue, bound in illustrated paper covered boards and issued without a dustjacket. There is some shelfwear rubbing and light soiling to the covers, and the last few pages had been stuck together at the lower edge, now separated, but with some loss of surface paper and light staining where formerly adhered. Else, the binding is tight and solid, with sharp corners and edges and a clean, unmarked interior. Texts in French and English, with illustrations in color. Interview with the artist. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held in 2002.
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New. 2906574023. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English and French. 136 pp. With 85 ills. (47 col. ). 24 x 18 cm. --with a bonus offer--