"Patrick Thistle Soccer Ball", 2015
Edition of 2000 Unsigned as issued (given to fans at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow), Vinyl, Produced for a Patrick Thistle football match, Size 5, Uninflated (tested no leaks), Diameter
21 cm.
Condition:
Mint
Provenance:
Patrick Thistle football match Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Private Collection, Japan
Note:
Kingsford Capital, sponsors of the Scottish premier league football team Partick Thistle, wanted to take a creative approach to team-themed giveaways at games throughout the 2015 season, and asked us to work with them to create 5 limited edition artist projects that would given away to fans at five games during the regular season.
Handed out to fans at October's game against Dundee United which were immediately used exactly as the creator must have imagined, either worn as a hat or as a handy dish for a Saturday afternoon pie.
We worked with Kingsford Capital to identify and recruit five artists for five unique giveaway projects. We also managed aspects of project design and production. At five games, Partick football fans received free artist projects by Martin Parr, Barry McGee, David Shrigley, Kota Ezawa, and Jonathan Monk. The project bolstered the team’s reputation as scrappy underdogs whose fans appreciate both art and the art of football.