{"product_id":"muse-a-portrait-of-grayson-perry-9781788842327","title":"MUSE: A Portrait of Grayson Perry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eGrayson Perry is an award-winning artist known for his ceramic works and cross-dressing alter ego. This book reveals a unique relationship between Perry and portrait photographer Richard Ansett through a previously unseen archive from photoshoots spanning over 10 years. Ansett astutely captures the wit, style, and irreverence of Perry's many complex personas, offering wry social commentaries on current and popular phenomena. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: ACC Art Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWow! Just wow! … It's a truly stunning thing. A love letter that is itself a work of art about a work of art that is Grayson. Both playful and deadly serious ... these photos are not simply about serving looks but about restlessness and identity and transience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnsett's work is mind-blowing … not cosy at all. Just brilliant photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Suzanne Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat to see Grayson in his various guises. He must have more women's clothes than the average woman!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Martin Parr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome are artists, some are muses — Sir Grayson Perry is both, according to a new coffee table book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— The Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuse documents Perry's Bowie-like range of personae, from his alter-ego Claire, to Madonna and child, to a Dolly Parton-style American country girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Yahoo News UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrayson Perry is an award-winning artist best known in the art world for his ceramic works. To the wider public, he is perhaps equally famous for his cross-dressing alter ego. This book reveals a unique relationship between Perry and renowned portrait photographer Richard Ansett through a previously unseen archive from photoshoots spanning over 10 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnsett astutely captures the wit, style, and irreverence of Perry's many complex personas. Beyond the snazzy outfits and cheeky poses, these thematic portrait collections offer wry social commentaries on current and popular phenomena, including the EU referendum, American pop culture, and the existential questions of life and death. At once glossy, fabulous, and cutting-edge, Muse: A Portrait of Grayson Perry offers a complex, fascinating, and ultimately affectionate insight into our recently knighted national treasure with anecdotes and narration from Ansett himself, this is a masterpiece of rhetorical observations and quick-thinking camerawork. Perfect for art lovers, fashion enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1074g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 249 x 310 x 19 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781788842327\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Ansett","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44663627972858,"sku":"9781788842327","price":28.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1697796597961_book.jpg?v=1697873892","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/muse-a-portrait-of-grayson-perry-9781788842327","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}