David Shrigley
    
      Proto
        10 September 2022
    
  
      Launch: David Shrigley’s Inflatable swan thing, September 10, 2022. Image courtesy of A4 Arts Foundation.
    
        Title
        David Shrigley
          Dates
            10 September 2022
          Location
          Proto
          Tagline
          Proto presents a selection of David Shrigley’s singularly peculiar objects.
      
          Proto stages a product launch of David Shrigley's merchandise, including the artist's cocaine-and-heroine salt-and-pepper shakers, 'ridiculous swan thing' pool float, and 'I went out for a bit' tote bag.
 
Known for his off-beat humour and childlike drawings, David Shrigley pairs blatant absurdity with unexpected sincerity. Deadly donkeys, social anxiety, aliens, bad parents, and ugly children – all manner of themes and characters populate his drawings and sculptures. To these, he pairs misplaced inspirational quotes, rebukes, and simple facts: "Do not touch the worms"; "Cat eats cat food"; "You can have everything you want"; "Ants have sex in your beer."