To mark Shrig Shop's 5th birthday and the Mantis Muse being exhibited in Copenhagen, David Shrigley has created the limited edition t-shirt for the occasion.
David's Mantis Muse t-shirt creation was inspired by his lifelong love of Sonic Youth and the band merchandise they made for their 1992 album Dirty.
The cover artwork was taken from a photo series by American artist Mike Kelley using old stuffed animals. The 'dirty alien doll' became the iconic album cover image and was used across t-shirts and other merchandise at the time.
"My Mantis Muse version is a homage to the original Sonic Youth Dirty band t-shirt. It turned out really well, it's one of the best t-shirts I've done I think," said David.
The Mantis Muse (RRP €69.00) is a limited edition of 250 and each t-shirt comes with a free Shrig Mantis Muse badge.
T-shirts are available in S, M, L and XL. 
"In 1992 I went to see Sonic Youth play at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow and it was a really seminal gig, one of the best gig's I'd been to until that point. It was the tour to promote their album Dirty, which had all the artwork for the cover done by the artist Mike Kelley, who I was really keen on.
Mike Kelley's photo series Ahh.. Youth! (1991) & Sonic Youth's album Dirty (1992) 
David Shrigley with Mike Kelley's photo series Ahh.. Youth!
"It was the era when Kelley was making these works with soft toys, which he found in thrift stores and I found that artwork really punk rock and interesting. It was a great fusion of things that I liked - artists that I liked, bands that I liked, so I bought the t-shirt.
"Unlike a lot of other band t-shirts it was very hard wearing and I had it for many years. Until Andy, my good friend and creative director of my studio, who is an avid collector of t-shirts, was telling me there was one holy grail t-shirt that he couldn't find.
"Turns out it was that t-shirt. So I said: "I've got that t-shirt upstairs." He was overjoyed and started crying as I remember. I think I was probably wearing it as pyjamas at that point, so it wasn't a big deal to give it away.
The original Sonic Youth Dirty band t-shirt designed by Tannis Root (1992)
"Since then we talked about making some cool merchandise for The Mantis Muse, which is an ongoing project of mine. We came up with the idea to make a version of the Dirty t-shirt with an image of the Mantis Muse, as a homage to the Sonic Youth original, which means so much to us.
"We made it at a specialist screen printers in the US, who make and design a lot of bands' merch. We matched the original colours and textures as closely as possible. I especially like the detail on the sleeve. It turned out really well, it's one of the best t-shirts I've done I think."
— David Shrigley
Me and Andy in Mantis Muse tees with the Sonic Youth Dirty original