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David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 570 words · By Caroline Davies
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The contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of Dutch and Flemish painting in a major new solo exhibition in London.

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The contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of Dutch and Flemish painting in a major new solo exhibition in London.

Why it matters

The celebrated visual artist will explore the 17th-century paintings with his own new works “responding to” and hung alongside original masterpieces by artists including Jan Steen, Adriaen Brouwer, David Teniers the Younger, Adriaen van Ostade, Pieter…

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The exhibition, opening at the Dulwich Picture Gallery next year, will be his first solo exhibition in a public art museum in the UK since his 2012 retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, and will bring his work into conversation with one of the most…

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Claim 1: “The celebrated visual artist will explore the 17th-century paintings with his own new works “responding to” and hung alongside original masterpieces by artists including Jan Steen, Adriaen Brouwer, David Teniers the Younger, Adriaen van Ostade, Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Rembrandt van Rijn.”
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The Intelligent and Dulwich Picture Gallery confirm the exhibition features new works alongside Dutch and Flemish masters, specifically naming Rembrandt, Jan Steen, David Teniers the Younger, Adriaen Brouwer, and Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
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web search NEUTRAL — New Shrigley works will be displayed alongside paintings by Rembrandt, Jan Steen, David Teniers the Younger, Adriaen Brouwer and Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
https://theintelligent.co.uk/art/2026/david-shrigley-meets-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Shrigley and his installation Exhibition of Old Rope, which had a price tag of £1m.Dulwich Picture Gallery show to feature British artist’s work hung next to paintings by Dutch and Flemish great…
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/19/david-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Shrigley 25 May – 5 Sep 2027. The UK contemporary artist responds directly to the Old Masters of Dutch and Flemish painting, armed with his distinct sense of humour.
https://artdaily.com/news/199277/Dulwich-Picture-Gallery-ann…
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Claim 2: “A major retrospective will celebrate the pioneering British Pakistani postwar modernist Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985) in the first UK major museum exhibition in more than 30 years.”
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Claim 3: “the Dulwich Picture Gallery whose 2027/28 programme includes what is understood to be the first UK museum exhibition devoted to the pioneering French artist Jacqueline Marval (1866–1932).”
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The Guardian and Dulwich Picture Gallery both confirm the 2027/28 programme includes the first UK museum exhibition for Jacqueline Marval (1866–1932).
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web search NEUTRAL — Dulwich Picture Gallery will present a landmark reassessment of Jacqueline Marval (1866–1932), in the first UK museum exhibition devoted to the pioneering French artist, believed to have created one o…
https://artdaily.com/news/199277/Dulwich-Picture-Gallery-ann…
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web search NEUTRAL — ...which will run from 25 May to 5 September 2027, is one of the headline exhibitions at the Dulwich Picture Gallery whose 2027/28 programme includes what is understood to be the first UK museum exhib…
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/19/david-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacqueline Marval(1866–1932): A Retrospective Exhibition, cat. expo., Crane Gallery, Londres (26 octobre – 9 décembre 1989), Londres, Crane Gallery, 1989. →. Roussier François, Jacqueline Marval (1866…
https://awarewomenartists.com/artiste/jacqueline-marval/
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Claim 4: “Marval is believed to have created one of the earliest female nude self-portraits in the history of painting.”
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Although the specific evidence section for claim 8 is empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 from Dulwich Picture Gallery explicitly states Marval is 'believed to have created one of the earliest female nude self-portraits in the h[istory of painting]'.
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Claim 5: “Shrigley, a past Turner prize nominee, painter, illustrator, writer, film-maker and sculptor”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm David Shrigley is a Turner Prize nominee and a multi-disciplinary artist (painter, sculptor, filmmaker, etc.).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 Turner Prize was won by the French artist Laure Prouvost. The prize exhibition was held at Building 80/81, Ebrington Square in Derry~Londonderry, from 23 October 2013 to 5 January 2014, as pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Turner_Prize
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to promi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shrigley
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Turner Prize, named after the English painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist. Between 1991 and 2016, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible. The p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Prize
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Claim 6: “the 2025 installation at the Stephen Friedman gallery entitled Exhibition of Old Rope, consisting of 10 tons of used and discarded rope with a £1m price tag.”
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While the 'Evidence for claim 5' section says no evidence found, the evidence provided for claim 0 and claim 1 explicitly mentions 'his installation Exhibition of Old Rope, which had a price tag of £1m'.
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Claim 7: “The exhibition, opening at the Dulwich Picture Gallery next year, will be his first solo exhibition in a public art museum in the UK since his 2012 retrospective at the Hayward Gallery”
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The Intelligent confirms the exhibition is at Dulwich Picture Gallery and is his first UK public museum solo show since 2012.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. His work often focused on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Piper_(artist)
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web search NEUTRAL — Predicts risk of critical illness in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The CIRS-G (Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric) measures the medical and psychiatric impairment of older adults.
https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10088/cumulative-illness-rating-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anubis could not load its JavaScript. The server may be overloaded. Please reload the page to try again.
https://www.startpage.com/nl/
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Claim 8: “Other landmark exhibitions in the programme include solo displays featuring new commissions by Sahara Longe and Caroline Walker.”
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Claim 9: “The contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of Dutch and Flemish painting in a major new solo exhibition in London.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Intelligent, The Guardian, Dulwich Picture Gallery) confirm that David Shrigley will have a solo exhibition in London featuring works in dialogue with Dutch and Flemish old masters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (born 14 March 1979) is a Belgian economist and University of Oxford professor where he directs the Wellbeing Research Centre. He is also the KSI Fellow and Vice-Principal of Har…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan-Emmanuel_De_Neve
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barnard Flower (died July or August 1517) was a Flemish glazier. He was King's Glazier to Henry VII and Henry VIII from 1505 to 1517, the first non-Englishman to hold this office. Flower came to work…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard_Flower
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Claim 10: “The Shrigley exhibition, which will run from 25 May to 5 September 2027”
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Three independent sources (The Intelligent, Dulwich Picture Gallery, and another news source) confirm the dates 25 May to 5 September 2027.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dulwich Picture Gallery will host David Shrigley's first UK public museum solo show since 2012, running from 25 May to 5 September 2027.Dulwich Picture Gallery has had the good sense to notice the con…
https://theintelligent.co.uk/art/2026/david-shrigley-meets-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The David Shrigley exhibition opens on 25th May, 2027, and runs until 5th September. Tickets aren’t available to book just yet, but you can guarantee access by buying a Dulwich Picture Gallery Friend …
https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/david-shrigley-exhib…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Shrigley. 25 May 2027 — 5 Sep 2027. David Shrigley brings his unmistakable humour to a major new exhibition inspired by Dutch and Flemish 17th century painting.
https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/
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Claim 11: “His most recent installations have included the 2021 Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange, where the gallery was filled with new tennis balls”
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Multiple sources (a f a s i a, Ocula, and others) confirm the 'Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange' installation took place in 2021 at the Stephen Friedman Gallery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to promi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shrigley
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web search NEUTRAL — David Shrigley. Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange .The evolving installation ‘Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange’ transforms the two spaces of Gallery 1. Visitors are invited to bring an old ball to swap with a …
https://afasiaarchzine.com/2021/12/david-shrigley/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shrigley previously staged the Mayfair Tennis Ball Exchange in 2021 at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London. The Melbourne exchange is part of the NGV's Triennial EXTRA programme, which runs from 19 to …
https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/david-shrigley-serves-80…
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Claim 12: “A Circle, A Square, A Puzzle (21 September to 16 January 2027) will show more than 80 works by the artist famous for Blue Blue Jazz (1967), SquareComposition (1963) and the Roots series (1977 to 1984).”
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Claim 13: “The exhibition (2 February to 9 May 2027) will bring together than 40 paintings and selected lithographs”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific dates (2 February to 9 May 2027) or the number of paintings (40+) for the Jacqueline Marval exhibition.
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