Grayson Perry Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan. From princesshood to queendom the pair forged an unbreakable bond, with Susan even participating in Elizabeth’s wedding day and joining her on honeymoon with Prince Philip. The Queen has had more than 30 corgi companions, and almost all were direct descendants of her cherished Susan.Godwin Books

Including new pieces and illuminating texts by Perry himself, 76 works from the exhibition form the centrepiece of this vibrant and insightful retrospective of his life and work.

The catalogue to accompany the exhibition of works selected by Grayson Perry during season two of the popular TV series, Grayson’s Art Club . During the pandemic, Grayson Perry helped the nation find comfort and company through art during the hit TV series Grayson’s Art Club by Swan Films for Channel 4.Each week Grayson hosted the show from his studio with his wife, Philippa (and often their cat, Kevin). Using video chat, Grayson spoke to famous artists and creatives about how they were spending their time and invited them to respond creatively to lockdown. Each week had a different theme – family, nature, food, dreams, work, and travel.Members of the public were also invited to share their own artworks and over 17,000 entries were submitted throughout series two in a vast range of mediums – from paintings and photography, to ceramics and textiles.Collectively, the artworks are powerful and very personal responses to the pandemic and form a lasting artistic record of the unprecedented times the nation experienced together.The artworks from season two are collected here to catalogue the exhibition at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Mannen. Er zijn er veel van. We kennen er allemaal wel een. Grayson Perry is er een. Maar wat maakt een man een man? Hoe werkt mannelijkheid? Er zit iets vreemd gênants aan. Je hoeft maar naar het nieuws te kijken, of in te loggen op Twitter, of gewoon je ogen open te doen, en je ziet een man die iets afschuwelijks doet. Agressieve mensen, verkrachters, criminelen, moordenaars, belastingontduikers, corrupte politici, planeetplunderaars en saaie tafelgenoten hebben vaak de neiging om… nou ja, mannen te zijn. Dat is nooit anders geweest. Maar misschien heeft dat niet zozeer te maken met hun sekse, als wel met de rol die ze krijgen opgelegd. Zou het kunnen dat ons idee van mannelijkheid dringend toe is aan vernieuwing? Op een oorspronkelijke, zeer persoonlijke manier onderzoekt Grayson Perry in dit onweerstaanbare boek hoe zo’n update de wereld een stuk beter zou maken – niet in de laatste plaats voor mannen.

Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Galleryand not 'Sucking up to an Academic Elite'). Based on his hugely popular Reith Lectures and full of words and pictures, this funny, personal journey through the art world answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask. Questions such as- What is 'good' or 'bad' art - and does it even matter? Is there any way to test if something is art, other than a large group of people standing around looking at it? Is art still capable of shocking us or have we seen it all before? Can you be a 'lovable character' and a serious artist - what isa serious artist anyway? And what happens if you place a piece of art in a rubbish dump?