Fully Coherent Plan
For a New and Better Society
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- $25.99
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
CLOSE YOUR EYES
I invite you to imagine a plan for a new and better society where everything is very coherent and makes a lot of sense and nothing is confusing or awful
OPEN YOUR EYES
No need to imagine. Here is the plan. The plan is illustrated. The plan is quite complicated. But not too complicated. I think you will be thrilled by it. I am certain you will be thrilled by it.
No need to read massive volumes or use the internet
JUST READ THIS
ONLY THIS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This latest collection of multimedia artist Shrigley's thick-lined, scrawled drawings and cartoons is a beguiling combo of dark satire and scattershot observations, mixed with pure nonsense. Shrigley's commitment to his laissez-faire visual aesthetic makes the oddball concoction work, resulting in a whole greater than the sum of its parts. There are scabrous references to the current polarized political climate. Under a headline "Solutions to Problems," Shrigley advises: "Problems can be solved through discussion and through duels." Another drawing depicts a man opening his mouth to receive a drop of water labeled "lies." But these pointed provocations are interspersed with all kinds of random silliness, such as drawings of a man diving into a lake of beer, a blender full of bubbles, and a naked woman relaxing in a giant-size martini under the caption, "A Pleasing Situation." Shrigley's boldly simple, intentionally awkward black-and-white line art is immediately eye-catching and accessible. Entertaining and sneakily powerful, Shrigley's work underscores the chaos and absurdity of contemporary times, suggesting that the line separating meaning from meaninglessness is thin.
