David Shrigley's Latest Exhibition Is a Tennis Ball Exchange Program

While usually known for his cheeky wordplay and sometimes nonsensical visual pairings, David Shrigley's latest exhibition is a noticeable departure. Little illustrations and messages are still there, but instead of a print or painting, the British artist has used the fluorescent surface of a tennis ball to invite audiences into Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) to trade in their own for one on display. The Melbourne Tennis Ball Exchange comprises of 8,000 such objects that Shrigley ...