Yours for £1m! David Shrigley puts 10 tons of old rope on display in a gallery

So I think David Shrigley's new installation at the London gallery is pretty clever in a weird way. On one hand, buying up a ton of old rope and putting it on display as "art" seems like a total joke - and I love that about it! The fact that he's taking something so mundane and turning it into this over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek send-up of conceptual art is really funny.

But what I think is even more interesting is the way it comments on our relationship with art itself. We're always talking about how much money we're willing to spend on a piece that's going to make some statement or tell us something new and innovative. And yet, if the idea behind it is just so straightforward and unobjectionable that it becomes almost worthless... then what's the point of all that? It's like, do we really need art to be pretentious in order for it to be worth anything?

It's also interesting to think about how this piece plays off some other famous artworks. Like, Maurizio Cattelan's banana thing was a huge scandal back in 2019 - but now, I'm not sure if anyone would even bat an eye at paying thousands of dollars for a piece that's just kind of... a banana.

Overall, I think Shrigley's work is still pretty charming and funny, even if it can be a bit awkward. And I love how he's embracing simplicity in this installation - it's like, okay, we get it, old rope is cool now!
 
I mean, come on... a ton of old rope? That's like the ultimate art statement - "Hey, look at me, I'm a genius for buying a bunch of useless twine and putting it in a fancy gallery!" It's hilarious because it's so obvious, but also kind of profound. Like, what's the value of art if we're just paying millions for stuff that's basically worthless? 🤦‍♂️

And can't help but think about Maurizio Cattelan's banana thing too... times have changed, and now we're over here paying top dollar for a ton of rope. 😂 Maybe Shrigley is just trolling us all and saying "Hey, art is whatever I say it is!" But at the same time, you can almost appreciate the absurdity of it all... who knows, maybe this is the future of art: old stuff in a fancy box 📦
 
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Interesting how Shrigley took a common thing like rope and turned it into an art piece. It makes me think about what is art really? Is it just something we pay money for because it's supposed to be worth it, or can it just be something simple that brings us joy?

I love that he poked fun at the art world by putting up old rope in a posh gallery. It's like he said, "Hey, I'm just gonna put some rope here and see what happens." And it did happen!

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I mean, £1 million for 10 tons of old rope? That's bloody mental! 🤯 It's like he took a concept and just ran with it - literally. I love how the gallery is struggling financially, though. Maybe David Shrigley should've gone straight to a skip and been done with it, but nope, he had to go and make it into some sort of art statement. It's funny because it's so obvious, like you said. But at the end of the day, is it still worth paying millions for? I don't think so. What's next? £1 million for a pile of old bricks or something? 😂
 
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