Spin by David Shrigley

Duration: 50 min
Release date: 2005-11-23
IMDB

Shrigley puts his personal spin on news stories and big events every day for a week by creating seven pieces of thought-provoking and entertaining artwork which offer an alternative, very personal interpretation on a topical news story. In the week-long public art project he expresses his idiosyncratic, wry humour in a variety of surprising media. Among his creations, there's been a cartoon on a building banner for Manchester about bullying, saying: "The bully has a brain the size of a pea"; a horde of people with sandwich boards about Tony Blair's current political issues which gathered outside the Guildhall in London, where the Prime Minister was making a speech; a giant mobile billboard parked at the Tory hustings in Leicester with the rallying cry "Legalise pottery"; and a giant wearing the slogan "Binge drinking is our heritage" visited bars in Nottingham.

Documentary

Spin by David Shrigley

Crew arrow_drop_down

Recomendation Films

  • Naqoyqatsi
  • Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
  • Fuck
  • LA Originals
  • Joy Division
  • Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
  • John Candy: I Like Me
  • Champs
  • Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
  • McQueen
  • The Class of ‘92
  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
  • Extremis
  • Seduced and Abandoned
  • Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
  • National Gallery
  • The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
  • David Byrne's American Utopia
  • Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
  • American Pie: Revealed

NextFilm 2026