Tiger Shit
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About This Work
David Shrigley’s *Tiger Shit* distils his signature deadpan wit into a sharply observed meditation on language, taste, and the limits of decorum in contemporary culture. Executed with Shrigley’s characteristically direct line and pared-back composition, the work harnesses the immediacy of cartoon vernacular to deliver a conceptually charged punchline—at once absurd and disarmingly clear. By elevating the abject into an object of attention, Shrigley probes how value is assigned, how meaning is manufactured, and how taboo circulates as entertainment. *Tiger Shit* speaks to Britain’s long tradition of satirical drawing while remaining acutely current, reflecting meme logic, consumer spectacle, and the politics of provocation.
About the Artist
David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawings, which often deal with witty, surreal and darkly h...
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