David Shrigley
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David Shrigley is a British visual artist known for his darkly humorous, cartoon-like drawings, sculptures, and installations that blend absurdity with everyday observations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Shrigley canonical | 2 |
| Shrigley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2337235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Shrigley Context triple: [Glasgow School of Art, hasNotableAlumni, David Shrigley]
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A.
Nick Laird-Clowes
Nick Laird-Clowes is a British musician and composer best known as the frontman of The Dream Academy and for his work on film soundtracks.
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B.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
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C.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.
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D.
Michael Burger
Michael Burger is a legal scholar and environmental law expert known for his leadership in advancing climate change law and policy.
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E.
Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick is a British conceptual artist known for his text-based works, architectural installations, and critical engagement with social and institutional structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Shrigley Target entity description: David Shrigley is a British visual artist known for his darkly humorous, cartoon-like drawings, sculptures, and installations that blend absurdity with everyday observations.
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A.
Nick Laird-Clowes
Nick Laird-Clowes is a British musician and composer best known as the frontman of The Dream Academy and for his work on film soundtracks.
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B.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
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C.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.
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D.
Michael Burger
Michael Burger is a legal scholar and environmental law expert known for his leadership in advancing climate change law and policy.
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E.
Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick is a British conceptual artist known for his text-based works, architectural installations, and critical engagement with social and institutional structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
absurdity
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anxiety and neurosis ⓘ banality of everyday life ⓘ dark humor ⓘ death and mortality ⓘ human relationships ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Glasgow School of Art ⓘ |
| familyName |
David Shrigley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shrigley
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| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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drawing ⓘ installation art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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humor ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.davidshrigley.com/ ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
animation
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artist books ⓘ ceramic sculpture ⓘ drawing series ⓘ music video direction ⓘ printmaking ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | David Shrigley self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Turner Prize ⓘ |
| nominatedIn |
Turner Prize
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surface form:
2013 Turner Prize
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| notableExhibition |
Turner Prize
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surface form:
Turner Prize exhibition 2013
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| notableFor |
absurdist observations of everyday life
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cartoon-like drawings ⓘ darkly humorous drawings ⓘ deadpan text-based works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
How Are You Feeling?
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Kingsley the dog drawings ⓘ Pulped Fiction (project with pulped books) ⓘ Really Good ⓘ Sort of Human ⓘ Weak Messages Create Bad Situations ⓘ What the Hell Are You Doing? ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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cartoonist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ installation artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workStyle |
cartoon-like figurative drawings
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minimalist line drawings with handwritten text ⓘ use of absurd and deadpan statements ⓘ |
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Shrigley