Get Your Sh*t Together

by Shrigley, David

• ISBN13: 9781797234748
• ISBN10: 1797234749
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-05-06
• Publisher: Chronicle Chroma

Summary

Now in paperback: Get Your Sh*t Together is the first book that exclusively features recent artwork in color by beloved British artist David Shrigley.

Celebrating Shrigley's absurd, deadpan sensibility through both his signature drawing style and accompanying text, this art book is an ideal addition to any bookshelf or coffee table for those who appreciate wry, sardonic humor, and distinct, artistic brilliance by one of our most prolific and unique artists.

• Organized by chapters with titles such as Stupid, Nonsense, Dirt, Fear, Paranoia, Love, and Self Delusion, this collection is sure to delight die-hard Shrigley fans and new ones alike.
• This is the first full-color book to date on Shrigley's prolific work, curated from his abundant archive. It features over 200 original works of art and handwritten, humorous essays throughout.
• It also includes a custom, detachable bookmark with the quote, “I’M IN THE MIDST OF IT.”

The layouts in Get Your Sh*t Together pair distinctive individual pieces of artwork, forming quirky and unexpected relationships between each facing page. Irony, satire, playfulness, sarcasm, and even downright positivity all exist within the realm of Shrigley’s imagination and philosophy, and all are on display here. This is no ordinary monograph, but instead, it is a clever, colorful, and exuberant celebration of Shrigley’s singular sensibility and unique aesthetic that juxtaposes text and image provocatively and irresistibly.

Author Biography

David Shrigley is a celebrated British artist. His distinctive drawing style combines handwritten humorous text with childlike imagery of animals, people, and everyday still lives. In addition to his drawing practice, Shrigley also creates large-scale installations and sculptures derived from these works, as well as books, videos, photography, and other media. His work is featured in museum collections around the world. Shrigley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2020 for services to visual arts.