I Will Retrieve Your Phone
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About This Work
David Shrigley’s *I Will Retrieve Your Phone* distills contemporary anxiety into his trademark deadpan wit. Rendered in his characteristically economical line and straightforward composition, the work pairs a blunt promise with an undertone of threat and absurdity, exposing how quickly care, obligation, and control can blur in everyday exchanges. Shrigley’s deliberate crudeness—spare mark-making, emphatic contours, and an intentionally unpolished finish—heightens the immediacy of the message, allowing language to function as image. At once humorous and unsettling, the piece reflects a culture tethered to devices, where minor losses become dramas and reassurance becomes performance.
About the Artist
David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawings, which often deal with witty, surreal and darkly h...
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