If you’re not into David Shrigley’s work, or dogs, we’re not sure we can ever really trust you. This image is a still from Shrigley’s simple, baffling, surrealy hilarious animation Hello There, first released around six years ago and delineating a baffling tale of creature identity, games of fetch and personal boundaries when it comes to the likes of ticking and snout-touching. The image resurfaced recently thanks to a current exhibition simply titled Dog Show, which bills itself as showcasing contemporary art chosen by dogs, to be viewed by humans and, of course, dogs—it runs until 8 September at Southwark Park Galleries in London. According to the gallery, “cultured pooches” who live with various artists and curators were invited to select their favourite dog-related artworks “with a little help from their human companions” (a process we’d love to have been privy to…) Apparently, this Shrigley work was chosen by a Labradoodle named Spencer, who lives with Whitechapel Gallery curator Habda Rashid. Spencer clearly has a bleak sense of humour—he also chose Shrigley’s I’m Dead for the show.
