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What the Hell Are You Doing?: The Essential David Shrigley

by David Shrigley · 2010

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A darkly comic collection of work, this book collects together the best of Shrigley's work, old and new. It is a celebration of the surreal world of one of Britain's finest contemporary artists.

Genre
humorsatire
Themes
artcreativity
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages
Form
graphic novels

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