Your Name Here
Photograph
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Born in Macclesfield in 1968, David Shrigley works in illustration, sculpture and photography and painting. His work is often witty and darkly humorous, highlighting both the paradoxical and the bizarre. As well as photography, David Shrigley also works in sculpture, illustration and painting. Shrigley runs his own publishing company, The Armpit Press through which he publishes his books of drawings. Titles include Err, The Beast is Near and Why we got the Sack from the Museum.
Your Name Here was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. It depicts the strange scenario of a snail selling its shell as advertising space. Part of a set entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group.
Your Name Here was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. It depicts the strange scenario of a snail selling its shell as advertising space. Part of a set entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Your Name Here (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Your Name Here', David Shrigley 1999 |
| Physical description | Framed aluminium mounted photograph. A close up image of a snail on a leaf. The snail has the words Your Name Here written on its shell in white ink. |
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| Credit line | Given by BMW Financial Services Group |
| Object history | This photograph was the result of a commission from the BMW Financial Services Group. All works are based on the theme, Making Your Dreams Come True. The works are hanging in the BMW headquarters in Hook, Hampshire. Two works by each artist were given to the photography collection. Historical significance: As well as photography, David Shrigley also works in sculpture, illustration and painting. Shrigley runs his own publishing company, The Armpit Press through which he publishes his books of drawings. Titles include, Err, The Beast is Near and Why we got the Sack from the Museum. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Born in Macclesfield in 1968, David Shrigley works in illustration, sculpture and photography and painting. His work is often witty and darkly humorous, highlighting both the paradoxical and the bizarre. As well as photography, David Shrigley also works in sculpture, illustration and painting. Shrigley runs his own publishing company, The Armpit Press through which he publishes his books of drawings. Titles include Err, The Beast is Near and Why we got the Sack from the Museum. Your Name Here was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. It depicts the strange scenario of a snail selling its shell as advertising space. Part of a set entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.795-2000 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2000 |
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