Grayson Perry: Playing to the Gallery: The Reith Lectures

Perry, Grayson

ISBN 10 : 1910281476 ISBN 13 : 9781910281475

Editeur : BBC Physical Audio, 2014

Synopsis

Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry gives the 2013 Reith Lectures, presented by Sue Lawley. Marcel Duchamp famously declared that a urinal was a work of art. It sometimes seems that anything qualifies, from a pile of sweets on a gallery floor to an Oscar-winning actress asleep in a box. So how does the ordinary art lover decide? In four lectures recorded in front of audiences in London, Liverpool and Londonderry, self-proclaimed “transvestite potter” Grayson Perry discusses what makes him an artist, and asks what are the limits of contemporary art. He reflects on the idea of `quality’, and examines who and what defines what we see and value as art. The mainstream media seems drawn to the idea of an avant-garde: work is described as "cutting edge”, artists are “radical", ideas are “ground-breaking", "game-changing" or “revolutionary”. Yet, Perry argues, art has lost its ability to shock; we have seen it all before. Whilst recalling his own journey, from playing with paint as a child to being an award-winning successful artist, he reflects on being an outsider. He asks why men and women have made art throughout history, and discusses its central purpose: to heal psychic wounds and make meaning.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Grayson Perry is an English artist particularly known for his colourfully decorated ceramic vases. As a teenager he identified as a transvestite, and began to study art. He completed a BA in fine art at Portsmouth Polytechnic in 1982, having exhibited his first piece of pottery in 1980. He went on to develop his pottery skills and, following a solo exhibition of his work in Amsterdam, he was awarded the Turner Prize in 2003. He was appointed a CBE 2013 for services to contemporary art. Perry’s alter-ego Claire, who wears colourful dresses and feminine clothing, makes regular public appearances. Perry’s autobiography of his early years, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl, was published in 2006. Among his numerous television and radio credits are the documentary Why Men Wear Frocks; The South Bank Show; Imagine; All In The Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry; and Desert Island Discs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BBC Physical Audio
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910281476
• ISBN 13: 9781910281475
• Reliure: CD
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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