Playing to the Gallery

Helping Contemporary Art in its Struggle to Be Understood

(Author) Grayson Perry
Format: Paperback
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How does the stuff we see in art galleries or the middle of roundabouts come to be made and valued? Drawing on his life as an artist, Grayson Perry sets off to explore the boundaries and tensions at the heart of modern art, with many visual aids along the way. From the slippery subject of quality to the problem of rebelling in a world that thrives on rebellion to the tricky question of what can or can't be a work of art, 'Playing to the Gallery' hopes to give everyone the essential tools with which to understand and appreciate art.

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Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780141979618
Publish year:
2016
Publish date:
Feb. 25, 2016

Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry is a British artist known for his ceramic art and cross-dressing persona. His most famous work is "The Vanity of Small Differences," a series of tapestries exploring class and taste in modern society. Perry's writing style is witty and insightful, with key contributions to literature through his exploration of social issues.

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