About the Performer
Common acts of social interaction and the resulting omnipresent etiquette are central themes in David Sherry’s work. In his performances Sherry provides an insight into the cultural codes and learned behaviours revealed in conversations, radio programs, newspaper articles or banal incidents in the street. As an artist Sherry also applies this enquiry to the way he engages with art. Sherry’s work provides another way of thinking about the inspirational philosophy often found in this type of exchange, peering into the laws of the social mesh, repelling an accepted discourse and embracing other forms of meaning common to us all. Sherry’s performance works prompt us to question our daily rituals just at the point when they become unnoticed.
David Sherry, Rolling up my sleeves
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Rolling up my sleeves
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Turning a blind eye
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Turning a blind eye
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Red Sauce Brown Sauce Mania
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Red Sauce Brown Sauce Mania
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Red Sauce Brown Sauce Mania
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist
David Sherry, Red Sauce Brown Sauce Mania
© Hugard & Vanoverschelde, courtesy of Independent Brussels and the artist