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  • A fully illustrated catalogue of new work and texts by Sir Grayson Perry to accompany a landmark exhibition at the Wallace Collection in celebration of the artist's 65th birthday.
  • About the Author: Grayson Perry is one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary artists and cultural figures.
  • 112 Pages
  • Art, History

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About the Book



A fully illustrated catalogue of new work and texts by Sir Grayson Perry to accompany a landmark exhibition at the Wallace Collection in celebration of the artist's 65th birthday.



Book Synopsis



A fully illustrated catalogue of new work and texts by Sir Grayson Perry to accompany a landmark exhibition at the Wallace Collection in celebration of the artist's 65th birthday.

This publication accompanies a major exhibition created and curated by Grayson Perry at the Wallace Collection. The Collection's famous portrait of Madame de Pompadour (1759) by François Boucher has long fascinated Perry, as have a great many other pieces including its superb group of portrait miniatures and an early eighteenth-century bronze of Mezzetin, soulfully strumming his guitar.

Perry has created a fictional persona, Shirley Smith, who believes herself to be the rightful heir to Hertford House's treasures - and indeed, the entire Wallace Collection. Through this identity, a series of new artworks have been made - inspired and influenced by those in the Collection - intended to decorate an imagined family home, complete with ancestral portraits, Old Masters and priceless antiques. Delusions of Grandeur presents this fantasy world and playfully explores themes including the meaning of home and how it creates a sense of safety, the gendering of decoration, perfection versus authenticity, and the exquisite and pretty versus the brutality and pomp of masculinity. And through the backstory of Shirley Smith, the transformative and healing nature of art is demonstrated.

This book presents Perry's new works in a variety of media: ceramic, sculpture, textile and works on paper, which themselves complement the diversity and range of objects found within the Collection itself. This landmark exhibition marking Perry's 65th birthday is both a meditation and an introspection and offers an elaborate commentary on the very nature of making and collecting art.



About the Author



Grayson Perry is one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary artists and cultural figures. Winner of the 2003 Turner Prize, Perry was elected a Royal Academician in 2011 and was made a Knight Bachelor for services to the arts in the King's New Year Honours list 2023.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.66 Inches (H) x 12.21 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 112
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Theme: Contemporary (1945-)
Format: Paperback
Author: Grayson Perry
Language: English
Street Date: May 27, 2025
TCIN: 94444406
UPC: 9781781301340
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-8660
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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