Dimensions: image: 199 x 123 mm support: 199 x 123 mm frame: 268 x 198 x 38 mm
Copyright: © David Shrigley | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This "Untitled" drawing by David Shrigley features simple lines and dark humor. The image of "bones of the inner ear" above a throat with an arrow pointing to where they are "stuck in the cannibal's throat" is quite unsettling. What do you make of it? Curator: Shrigley’s work often uses dark humor to critique societal norms and anxieties. The crude drawing style normalizes these unsettling themes, inviting us to confront the absurdity of violence and consumption within our culture. Do you think the artist is also commenting on how we "consume" information? Editor: Possibly. It's interesting how such a simple drawing can be so provocative. I didn't initially think of it in terms of societal critique. Curator: Shrigley's work thrives on this tension. The piece offers a glimpse into the unsettling aspects of contemporary life, packaged in an easily digestible, almost cartoonish manner, which in turn helps challenge viewers to reconsider the role of institutions, especially museums, in presenting art of this kind. Editor: That's a perspective I hadn't considered. I'll definitely look at Shrigley's work differently now.
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tate about 2 months ago
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tate about 2 months ago
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This untitled drawing combines image and text. It is a simple line drawing of a section through a human head and shoulders, showing the cavities of the nose and mouth converging in the throat. Above the head, in the centre of the page, three short, bone-like forms drawn in thick black pen are labelled ‘bones of the inner ear’. Below them, the words ‘stuck in the cannibal’s throat’ caption a long straight line and arrow descending to a small protrusion in the character’s larynx, the place where the oesophagus and trachea meet. Further down, five curved lines across the throat mimic standard representations of the trachea in medical diagrams. Below these, a tiny arrow indicates a continuation of movement downwards.
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