{"product_id":"weak-messages-create-bad-situations-a-manifesto-9781782114055","title":"Weak Messages Create Bad Situations: A Manifesto","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA personal message from the author: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLots of individuals in society today are \u003cb\u003efeeble-minded\u003c\/b\u003e. They don't know what the \u003cb\u003eHELL\u003c\/b\u003e is going on. Unfortunately many of these people are responsible for running \u003cb\u003eTHE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCOUNTRY\u003c\/b\u003e. They don't know the difference between a \u003cb\u003ePRECIOUS JEWEL\u003c\/b\u003e and a piece of animal turd. Their ideas are \u003cb\u003eMEANINGLESS\u003c\/b\u003e, illustrated using \u003cb\u003eRUBBISH imagery\u003c\/b\u003e (often made by a computer). The stupid words they write are always in \u003cb\u003eBAD FONTS. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet still people \u003cb\u003eHEED\u003c\/b\u003e this nonsense. Maybe \u003cb\u003eYOU\u003c\/b\u003e are one of these people?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIt's alright. \u003c\/b\u003eI am here to \u003cb\u003eHELP\u003c\/b\u003e you. I have a \u003cb\u003eFULLY-COMPOSED WORLD VIEW\u003c\/b\u003e. I have \u003cb\u003eSTRONG\u003c\/b\u003e opinions about\u003cb\u003e EVERYTHING\u003c\/b\u003e. And my ideas are \u003cb\u003eHAND-ILLUSTRATED\u003c\/b\u003e and use \u003cb\u003eREAL HANDWRITING\u003c\/b\u003e that you can trust. I know exactly what's going on and am \u003cb\u003eWILLING\u003c\/b\u003e to share my thoughts with you. If you \u003cb\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/b\u003e to what I say then things will quickly improve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNo more weak messages. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo more bad situations.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eShall we proceed?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Shrigley is probably the funniest gallery-type artist who ever lived -- DAVE EGGERS\u003cbr\u003eShrigley mines a mordant, scatological seam, conjuring up the dark tradition of British humour that threw up Tony Hancock and Chris Morris *  * The Times *  *\u003cbr\u003eOn the kink of his line Shrigley can shift effortlessly from pathos to paranoia. And his work is funny - very funny; his timing devastatingly effective -- WILL SELF\u003cbr\u003eShrigley deserves his immense popularity. For almost 20 years he has produced a ceaseless stream of ideas, observations, jokes and strange insights in the form of left-field drawings that have appeared in broadsheet newspapers, books and magazines as well as galleries. Deadpan, escapist and distinctively cack-handed, they make up a little world in themselves *  * Observer *  *\u003cbr\u003eShrigley's manifesto is full of hilarity, alongside observations about the world that are both astute and absurd *  * Creative Review *  *\u003cbr\u003eSingle minded, sharp and funny *  * Design Week *  *\u003cbr\u003eFunny and profound and surprising all at the same time -- HARRY HILL\u003cbr\u003eWith a casual gesture Shrigley points to that hideous shape whose name I've never known - and then he names it. And the name is profoundly, embarrassingly familiar. I'm laughing while frantically searching for a pen, so desperate to capture the feeling he has unearthed in me -- MIRANDA JULY\u003cbr\u003eShrigley's comedy appears to confirm the belief of great humourists (from Laurence Sterne to Woody Allen) that laughter is synonymous with hope. In the arena of contemporary art, Shrigley's work maintains a dualism, which is rare, rewarding and ultimately generous *  * Frieze *  *\u003cbr\u003eHalf man, half legend *  * The Skinny *  *\u003cbr\u003eAn artist touched by comic genius and something like full-blown lunacy *  * The Lady *  *\u003cbr\u003eOne look at his new book, \u003ci\u003eWeak Messages Create Bad Situations\u003c\/i\u003e, and you start to understand the Turner Prize-nominated artist's mindset . . . Shrigley addresses the weird, dark and ugly sides of the world, but, most importantly, he'll make you laugh while doing so *  * Shortlist *  *\u003cbr\u003eBrims over with skew-whiff observations on the absurdity of modern life . . . Shrigley's bonkers, mordant, often joyously meaningless doodles are always oddly life-affirming *  * Metro *  *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, enormous . . . We love David's new book, which totally sums up the feeling of helplessly skidding downhill on a bicycle with no brakes towards a cliff. *  * It's Nice That *  *","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48868231577943,"sku":"9781782114055","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782114055.jpg?v=1722287034","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/weak-messages-create-bad-situations-a-manifesto-9781782114055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}