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‘Lavish … Jacky Klein leads us into the warped world of this crossdressing potter with a keen intellect and a sharp social insight’ The Times
‘Clear, generous and insightful … In unravelling the mystique behind Perry, Klein shows why this unlikely artist is, in fact, most likely a national treasure’ The Financial Times
Grayson Perry Updated and expanded Jacky Klein is an art historian and writer specializing in 20th-century and contemporary art. Formerly a curator at London’s Hayward Gallery, she is the co-author with Suzy Klein of What is Contemporary Art? A Children’s Guide, also published by Thames & Hudson.
374 illustrations, 357 in colour 29.6 x 23.6cm 288pp paperback ISBN 978 0 500 290804 March
£24.95
Jacky Klein A revised and expanded edition of the definitive monograph on the Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry has captured the public imagination like no other British artist in recent memory. His hard-hitting yet exquisite work, which includes tapestry, prints, sculpture and drawing as well as pots, references his own upbringing and his life as a transvestite while also engaging with broader issues, from war and religion to politics and sex. In this first major monograph on the artist, now updated and expanded, Jacky Klein explores his work through a discussion of his major themes and subjects. A completely new chapter examines Perry’s fascination with pilgrimage, including many of his most renowned works, such as The Walthamstow Tapestry, The Westfield Vase, the cast-iron sculpture The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman, and the major tapestry cycle The Vanity of Small Differences. Perry’s own perceptive commentaries on individual pieces give unique access to his imaginative world and creative processes. With a fully up-to-date biography, bibliography and exhibition history, Grayson Perry remains the essential book on one of today’s most popular and important artists. Art 33