Grayson Perry : the pre-therapy years
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Grayson Perry : the pre-therapy years
Thames & Hudson, 2020
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Exhibition catalogue
Published to accompany the exhibition Grayson Perry: the pre-therapy years, held at the Holburne Museum, Bath, Jan. 24-May 25, 2020; The Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) at York City Art Gallery, York, June 19-Sept. 20, 2020; Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, Oct. 18, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021
Chronology 1960-2000: p. 160-166
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The first book to concentrate on the early ceramic work of 'Transvestite Potter', bestselling author, broadcaster and social commentator Grayson Perry.
Grayson Perry is now a household name as a result of his widely viewed television documentaries, numerous publications - including his critically acclaimed book about masculinity, The Descent of Man - and dazzling appearances dressed as his alter ego, Claire. However, Perry first came to public attention in 2003 when he won the Turner Prize, the first ceramicist to do so, and rapidly established a unique brand as 'the transvestite potter'. Ceramics are still central to Perry's work as an artist, and this book examines the plates, pots and statues from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s that laid the foundations of his career. It traces his artistic development, examining the iconography and meaning behind the work, as well as placing his art in the context not only of his own psychological make-up in the period before he underwent therapy but also of the various subcultures of the London art scene.
With essays by Grayson Perry, Andrew Wilson and Catrin Jones.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Chris Stephens * Towards a Pre-History of Grayson Perry by Andrew Wilson The Iconography of Grayson Perry's Pre-Therapy Years by Catrin Jones * The Pre-Therapy Years by Grayson Perry * The Works
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