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David Shrigley billboard commission

Poster
2003 (printed), 2003 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was produced for 'Platform for Art', an enterprising scheme to install art works on various sites on the London Underground railway network. This poster is the so-called 'circuit poster', used across the network to advertise site-specific projects. In this case a series of billboards reproducing works by the British artist David Shrigley was installed on the unused District line platform at Gloucester Road station. Shrigley's photographs are records of his interventions, staged mostly in public spaces such as parks, woods, beaches and so on. They deploy incongruous juxtapositions, enigmatic statements, and elements of the absurd and irrational, with a characterisitic cartoon-like humour. As in the example illustrated on this circuit poster, they often incorporate text, saturated colour contrasts and a direct address to the viewer. His images speak the language of advertising but adopt the aesthetic of hand-written flyers and temporary notices.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDavid Shrigley billboard commission (generic title)
Brief description
Poster for Platform for Art by David Shrigley, published by London Underground Ltd, England (probably London), 2003
Dimensions
  • Length: 102cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Credit line
Given by Platform for Art, London Underground Ltd.
Subject depicted
Summary
This poster was produced for 'Platform for Art', an enterprising scheme to install art works on various sites on the London Underground railway network. This poster is the so-called 'circuit poster', used across the network to advertise site-specific projects. In this case a series of billboards reproducing works by the British artist David Shrigley was installed on the unused District line platform at Gloucester Road station. Shrigley's photographs are records of his interventions, staged mostly in public spaces such as parks, woods, beaches and so on. They deploy incongruous juxtapositions, enigmatic statements, and elements of the absurd and irrational, with a characterisitic cartoon-like humour. As in the example illustrated on this circuit poster, they often incorporate text, saturated colour contrasts and a direct address to the viewer. His images speak the language of advertising but adopt the aesthetic of hand-written flyers and temporary notices.
Collection
Accession number
E.3016-2004

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Record createdMay 26, 2004
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