Grayson Perry
Won the Turner Prize in a dress, and puts what Britain is actually like onto classical pots.
Grayson Perry was born in Chelmsford in 1960 and won the Turner Prize in 2003, collecting it as his alter ego Claire. The pots are the core of the work: classically thrown vessels, glazed and gilded and entirely handsome from across the room, and covered on inspection with photographic transfers and incised text about class, taste, child abuse, Brexit, masculinity and his own childhood. He has also made tapestries, cast-iron sculpture, a house in Essex, and a large body of television and writing that has made him one of the most publicly recognised artists in Britain. He was knighted in 2023.
The ceramics are unique and lead the market by a wide margin; they are also physically fragile, and a repaired or restored pot is worth a great deal less, so condition assessment needs to be thorough and any restoration disclosed. The tapestries, including The Vanity of Small Differences, exist in small editions and are large, heavy textile objects with their own light and handling issues. Etchings and screenprints are published in editions of around fifty to two hundred and fifty and are the accessible part of the output.
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