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Visual Arts

Grayson Perry, National Portrait Gallery

25 Oct 14 – 15 Mar 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Delving into the issues of British identity at the National Portrait Gallery: Grayson Perry presents a new series of portraits

By CW Contributor on 22/10/2014

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Copyright: Jochen Braun, Grayson Perry Photo: Penguin Books
Copyright: Jochen Braun, Grayson Perry Photo: Penguin Books
Grayson Perry, National Portrait Gallery Grayson Perry, National Portrait Gallery Ali Godwin
Acclaimed contemporary artist and well-known transvestite Grayson Perry is back with a flourish of new works which uncover, what Perry describes as, ‘the slipper sensation of who we feel we are’. This series of portraits, on display in the National Portrait Gallery London’s nineteenth and twentieth-century collections, captures individuals and groups at particular moments in the lives which relate to the narrative of identity and the ‘ongoing process of ‘being ourselves’’.
Host of the BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures 2012 and Turner Prize winner 2003, the cross-dressing potter Grayson Perry is clearly someone who knows who he is. After the success of the Channel 4’s ‘In the Best Possible Taste’ series, from which Perry created a series of monumental and startling tapestries in response to the three-tiered class system, it is no surprise to see him back on our televisions in a new three part documentary entitled ‘Who Are You?’. The National Portrait Gallery exhibition presents the results of Perry’s latest investigation into British identity with portraits of celebrities like X-Factor contestant Rylan Clark, to the more everyday such as a Muslim convert, a couple living with Alzheimers and deaf parents.
The format of the Channel 4 show sounds a little like Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen in Changing Rooms where after an hour of getting to know the individual, Perry reveals his portrait (which could be in a number of different materials) to a stunned sitter. In this interesting look at the relationship between sitter and artist, and the confrontation of oneself through the eyes of another, we are particularly looking forward to seeing ex Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne’s reaction to Perry’s work after the artist visited him on the day he was released from prison last year.
Aside from these 14 portraits, make sure you also catch Perry’s self portrait and a major new tapestry which continue his challenge to social issues surrounding class, politics, sex and religion.
These curiously provocative works which hold up a mirror for individuals to consider themselves from the perspective of this unconventional, transvestite artist are certainly worth paying a visit.



What Grayson Perry, National Portrait Gallery
Where National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE | MAP
Nearest tube Charing Cross (underground)
When 25 Oct 14 – 15 Mar 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Price £Free
Website Click here for more information



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    Grayson Perry recently released his wonderfully democratic book ‘Playing to the Gallery’ which playfully unpicks the contemporary art world with none of the pretentious snobbery. An essential for anyone looking to swat up on the changing face of art.

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