'It's excellent value': Pile of old rope goes on display with a price of £1 million

How much? David Shrigley's brand new exhibition is sure to get lots of people talking

You can see lots of weird and wonderful things when visiting an art gallery... but what about a pile of old rope?

Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley has put together an exhibition with just one piece of art - a heap of discarded rope that he's collected along the coast of England.

But if it's something you'd like to bring home, you better start saving up, as it's got a price tag of a whopping £1 million!

The artist is known for his cheeky designs, and speaking to the BBC's Colin Paterson, David smiled as he defended the cost:

"You've got ten tonnes of contemporary art - by weight, it represents excellent value."

David with Kingsley, the mascot he created for Partick Thistle FC, back in 2015

It's called Exhibition of Old Rope, and the heap is around two metres high and over 20 miles long.

David Shrigley is known for designing the giant thumbs up in Trafalgar Square and the mascot for Scottish football team Partick Thistle.

He took inspiration from the phrase "money for old rope", which means money earned for doing something very easy, to create a cheeky piece of art with a more serious point.

The artist said: "Old rope has no use. It's also hard to recycle, so there's a lot of it lying around.

"I thought, what if I turn that into a literal exhibition of old rope? And then say, yes, this is art, and yes, you can buy it for £1 million."

David Shrigley told the BBC that "the most important thing was to make sure it didn't stink."

What do you think of this artwork? Would you pay £1 million for some old rope? Let us know your thoughts in the comments...