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dal 24/11/2001 al 24/2/2002
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
David Shrigley's Selection from the Permanent Collection Gallery of Modern Art. Born in Macclesfield in 1968, Shrigley studied at Glasgow School of Art, and now lives and works in the city. His sculptures, photographs and books are darkly humorous and often absurd, and his drawings were recently a weekly feature in the Independent on Sunday.
Selected by David Shrigley, Hmmm... is the second in a series of small displays
chosen from the Gallery's permanent collection by invited artists. Born in
Macclesfield in 1968, Shrigley studied at Glasgow School of Art, and now lives and
works in the city. His sculptures, photographs and books are darkly humorous and
often absurd, and his drawings were recently a weekly feature in the Independent
on Sunday.
Given the complete freedom of the Gallery's stores and print room,
Shrigley has put together a striking combination of works, from Marcel Duchamp's
Wedge of Chastity, made in bronze and dental plastic, to an early portrait by the
Scottish Colourist, S. J. Peploe. The display will include both works that are rarely
seen, and paintings by more familiar artists, including René Magritte and John
Bellany. A display of Shrigley's own work in the Gallery's collection will accompany
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