HIS works include a neon sign, coloured sheets of paper and a video of people being sick.
Now, controversial artist Martin Creed has brought eight of his weird and wacky creations to Hull's Ferens Art Gallery.
The Turner Prize-winner's works, including his Sick Film, are so controversial that his books have been placed on the top shelf in the gallery's gift shop.
They have also divided public opinion, with some deeming the exhibition "inappropriate".
Kerry Watkins, 34, took her eight-year-old daughter to the exhibition in Little Queen Street, Hull.
She said: "I was quite shocked by some of the works of art on display.
"I knew Martin Creed was a controversial artist but I wasn't prepared for the video of people throwing up.
"My daughter thought it was funny but I thought it was disgusting.
"I don't understand how something so wrong can be viewed as 'art'."
The exhibition, exploring a range of different media, was unveiled to the public on Friday last week.
Its most controversial display, Work No 837 Sick Film, released in 2007, is a four-channel video of people being sick.
The stomach-churning work sees ten "performers" stick their fingers down their throats before vomiting on to the floor.
It is shown on four monitors, stacked together to form a cube, with sound.
Rob King, heritage assistant at the gallery, said: "We have had a range of strong reactions to the video.
"Some people are fascinated by it, while others take one glimpse and walk straight out of the room.
"It's certainly not something you see every day."
Other works on display include a neon "Don't Worry" installation and Work No 944 2008, consisting of 21 sheets of A4 paper coloured in using felt-tip pens.
Mr King said: "Martin Creed's work is very different to that of most other artists.
"His exhibition is a bit like Marmite – you either love it or you hate it."
Yesterday, public opinion seemed to be split, with an interactive poll outside the exhibition – "Do you think this is art?" – recording 20 responses to both the "Yes" and "No" options.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the artist's books, exploring his controversial ideas and artworks, have been placed on the top shelf in the gallery's gift shop, out of the reach of children.
But Kirsten Simister, the gallery's curator of art, said the exhibition had already been a big success.
She said: "It's generating a lot of attention in the gallery and has attracted strong visitor reaction in its first few days.
"The work is very diverse and we expected it would cause a stir among visitors."
Martin Creed is known for his controversial creations, having been crowned the Turner Prize winner in 2001 for his installation Work No 227: The Lights Going On And Off.
The award-winning work simply consisted of an empty room with lights flickering on and off.
The Ferens Gallery is the first gallery in the country to host his Artist Rooms collection, funded by Anthony d'Offay and a partnership of the Art Fund and Arts Council England.
It is playing a key role in the bid to make Hull the UK city of culture in four years' time.
Councillor Terry Geraghty, culture portfolio holder, said: "It is a real privilege to be part of the Artist Rooms initiative.
"The Martin Creed exhibition offers something exciting for visitors at the gallery."
The exhibition is running until Sunday, October 6.
Visit www.artfund.org/artist rooms for more information on the Artist Rooms initiative.
