The Eat (Shit and Die Motherfuckers) Top Ten
Print
2002 (printed and published)
2002 (printed and published)
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This print by Peter Davies lists artists famous for using food as their subject matter or material. The names of the artists appear alongside references to their works with a food theme. They are not necessarily the actual titles of these works, as Davies recounts them with irreverent humour. While Martha Rosler is known for her performative piece Semiotics of the Kitchen, John Latham's act of eating a book by the famous art critic Clement Greenberg at a dinner party is referred to as stupid fucker ate some book. With this lithograph, Davies pays ironic homage to the works of other artists. This print was a part of a set published by the Space Studios in London in 2002. The book Space Cooks included works by 103 leading contemporary artists, all inspired by food.
Object details
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| Title | The Eat (Shit and Die Motherfuckers) Top Ten (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Digital litho print on paper (printed by 4-colour CMYK process from a photograph of the original artwork) |
| Brief description | 'The Eat (Shit and Die Motherfuckers) Top Ten'. Litho print by Peter Davies, 2002 (from SPACE Cooks project) |
| Physical description | List printed as a grid of 1-10 artists and subjects, with title printed around the border. In shades of bright blue, pink, red, yellow, green, mauve and brown. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 32/250 |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Production | Attribution note: This is one of a series of 6 prints commissioned by SPACE Studios to coincide with the publication of SPACE Cooks, a recipe book with contributions by 100 artists. SPACE Studios is an organisation providing affordable working facilities for young artists in London; the book and prints were produced to raise funds for 60 new studios in London's East End Reason For Production: Commission |
| Summary | This print by Peter Davies lists artists famous for using food as their subject matter or material. The names of the artists appear alongside references to their works with a food theme. They are not necessarily the actual titles of these works, as Davies recounts them with irreverent humour. While Martha Rosler is known for her performative piece Semiotics of the Kitchen, John Latham's act of eating a book by the famous art critic Clement Greenberg at a dinner party is referred to as stupid fucker ate some book. With this lithograph, Davies pays ironic homage to the works of other artists. This print was a part of a set published by the Space Studios in London in 2002. The book Space Cooks included works by 103 leading contemporary artists, all inspired by food. |
| Bibliographic reference | Michael Bateman, 'Now they're cooking', Living Review Food, The Independent on Sunday, 7 July 2002, pp.41-42 |
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| Accession number | E.931-2002 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2002 |
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