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par Wilson, Andrew George (1962-....) ; Grayson, Perry (1960-...) ; Jones, Catrin (1960-....)
Thames & Hudson
2020 -
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Indisponible : En catalogage
Résumé : 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 mid1990s 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 makeup in the period before he underwent therapy but also of the various subcultures of the London art scene. The book includes an essay by Grayson Perry in which he looks back on this period of his life.Exhibition: Holborne Museum Bath UK (240125052020 York City Art Gallery York UK (190620092020 Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Norwich UK (18/10/2020-31/01/2021). Le premier livre a se focaliser sur les premieres oeuvres en ceramique du "Potier travesti", a savoir Grayson Perry, auteur, presentateur de television et commentateur social a succes. Grayson Perry est aujourd'hui un nom connu de tous grace a ses documentaires televises largement diffuses et a ses nombreuses publications, dont son livre sur la masculinite "The Descent of Man", acclame par la critique, et a ses apparitions eblouissantes deguisees en son alter ego Claire. Cependant, Perry a attire l'attention du public pour la premiere fois en 2003 lorsqu'il a remporte le prix Turner, premier artiste ceramiste a recevoir ce prix, et a rapidement cree sa propre identite en tant que "potier travesti". La ceramique est toujours au cur du travail de Perry et ce livre examine les pots, assiettes et statues du debut des annees 1980 au milieu des annees 1990 qui sont a l'origine de sa carriere artistique. L'ouvrage retrace son evolution artistique en examinant l'iconographie et la signification de son travail et en placant son art dans le contexte non seulement de sa propre constitution psychologique dans la periode precedant sa therapie, mais aussi des differentes sous-cultures de la scene artistique londonienne. Le livre comprend un essai de Grayson Perry dans lequel il revient sur cette periode de sa vie.
