REVIEWS of Toby Tripp's workof Toby Tripp's work


EMAP fanzine awards 2004

The judges said: "[Toby Tripp's] series of collectable, themed one-offs are as maddeningly impossible to categorise as they are brilliantly executed. Part art, part poetry, part entertainment and part something else altogether."

DESIGN WEEK

Design Week Magazine

12 June 2003

"Illustrations"

Dazed & Confused Magazine

January 2003

(Short-listed for Literature Bursary )

"Cult following"

Art Review Magazine

December 2002 / January 2003

"Who cares when they're this funny?"

Comics International Magazine

December 2002

"Consistently great, unbeatable for offbeat humour"

Email from Editor of The Beano

August 2002

"I was sore laughing - I intend to sue"

The ICA Top Ten Books

The Independent on Sunday ('Life Etc')

March 2002

"Leader of the next generation of artists..."

Dazed & Confused Magazine

September 2001

"Toby Tripp's... books are nothing"

Postcard from Billy Childish

June 2001

"I found it very good"

To Be Funny May Be Funny

Outside Number 10 Downing Street

December 2000

Also pictured - Toby Tripp's thumb

Email from Loved One

June 2000

"Quite frankly disappointed"

Envelope by Jefferson Hack

Summer 1999

"It's cool"

School Report by Mrs Simm

Summer 1988

"Toby does not work hard enough"

Birthday Card

18 May 1973

"Length 52cm"

”Toby Tripp is in a class of his own. They won't let him with the other kids… prolific, monstrous, genius oh and there’s a few dark bits as well.”

- James Parsons,

aka DrParsons.co.uk, Comedy Writer etc

www.thisisdrparsons.com

“Funny was broken, and Tripp fixed it. Funny was cold, and Tripp took it in. Funny was desperate, and Tripp fucked it for £15 and a travelcard.”

- Jasper Gibson,

Editor, The Poke

www.thepoke.co.uk

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