Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Image: David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'
Group Exhibition
27 January–23 June 2024

David Shrigley features in 'Murmuration'

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK

'Murmuration' explores avian symbolism in art and traces its historical significance. The exhibition platforms the pivotal role birds play as indicators to the health of the environment, reflecting the urgent climate crisis. It establishes birds as messengers, and as metaphors for ideas of home and belonging. 

Exhibiting artists include Larry Achiampong, Henna Aikensen, Shiraz Bayjoo, Bentley Beetham, David Blandy, Josephine Bowes, Michel-Pierre Hubert Descours, John Doyle, Ryan Gander, Sally Madge, Bethan Maddocks, Edourad- Aime Pils, David Shrigley, C.F Tunnicliffe and Hanna Tuulikki. 

David Shrigley
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David Shrigley

British artist David Shrigley is best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on everyday situations and human interactions. Shrigley’s quick-witted drawings and hand-rendered texts...
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