David Shrigley, "The Artist," 2012, animation, 2 minutes 24 seconds / Courtesy: Artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, LondonBritish contemporary artist David Shrigley's first large-scale solo exhibition in Japan, "Lose Your Mind: Welcome to a Dark World," will be held at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito, from October 14th to January 21st, 2018.
David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield, northern England, in 1968. In 2013, he was nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize, awarded to British or UK-based artists. In 2016, his 7-meter bronze sculpture "Really Good," featuring an unusually long thumb in a "thumbs up" gesture, was selected for the "Fourth Plinth" project in London's Trafalgar Square, considered one of the UK's most significant public artworks. His works, characterized by their ironic, dark humor, are especially popular for their witty drawings of everyday life, which have been featured in magazines, T-shirts, badges, greeting cards, and other merchandise. This exhibition, titled "Lose Your Mind," a provocative title using the imperative form of the idiom meaning "to go mad," urges viewers to lose their minds, and features a massive display of his most popular drawings. In addition, visitors can see hilarious animations, taxidermy sculptures, and conceptual works that mock art. In addition, a balloon version of the much talked about public art piece "Really Good," which has been exhibited in London's Falgar Square since autumn 2016, will be produced and shown to the world for the first time.
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【Exhibition Information】
"David Shrigley 'Lose Your Mind - Welcome to a Dark World'"
Dates: October 14th - January 21st 2018
Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito
Address: 1-6-8 Gokencho, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Hours: 9:30am - 6:00pm (last admission 5:30pm)
Closed: Mondays (open on January 8th 2018), December 27th - January 3rd and 9th 2018
Admission fee: 800 yen (600 yen) for adults, free for junior high school students and younger, those 65 and older, and those with a disability certificate and one accompanying person. *Prices in parentheses are for advance tickets and groups of 20 or more.
