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A new collection of work from the “dark . . . mirthful and high-spirited” pop artist and author of What the Hell Are You Doing? (Guardian, UK).
Funny, urgent, bizarre, and honest, David Shrigley’s darkly hilarious scrawls from the subconscious have earned him a growing legion of fans around the world. Human Achievement collects new truths, anxieties, and amusements from the mundane to the surreal in an addictively strange and entertaining primer that welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.
Funny, urgent, bizarre, and honest, David Shrigley’s darkly hilarious scrawls from the subconscious have earned him a growing legion of fans around the world. Human Achievement collects new truths, anxieties, and amusements from the mundane to the surreal in an addictively strange and entertaining primer that welcomes the uninitiated and rewards the faithful.
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