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The Eat (Shit and Die Motherfuckers) Top Ten
The Eat (Shit and Die Motherfuckers) Top Ten is a print by Peter Davies. It dates from 2002 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This 2002 print by Peter Davies lists ten artists famous for using food in their work. Their names show up next to funny, made-up titles like “stupid fucker ate some book.” It’s part of a set called Space Cooks that came out in 2002.
Davies pokes fun while paying tribute. The print was made in London and is now at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Overview
The lithograph The Eat (Shit and Die Motherfuckers) Top Ten by Peter Davies presents a numbered grid listing ten artists whose work engages with food, either as subject or material, alongside humorous, irreverent descriptions of their pieces. Among the entries, Martha Rosler’s Semiotics of the Kitchen is noted, while John Latham’s consumption of Clement Greenberg’s book at a dinner party is described as stupid fucker ate some book. Published in 2002 by Space Studios in London as part of the Space Cooks portfolio, the print features a border title and uses a vibrant color scheme of blue, pink, red, yellow, green, mauve, and brown.
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