Grayson Perry: My Pretty Little Art Career

Overview

A new exhibition from acclaimed British artist and Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry will open this month – his first major survey in the Southern Hemisphere.

A cross-dressing icon and former YBA, the artist is best known for crafting beautiful ceramic pots and his feminine alter-ego, Claire. Perry's foray into pottery might be thought of as injecting an ancient medium with "a perversion to match the curtains", to use his own words. His designs channel a broad range of themes, from trashy twentieth century culture to autobiographical reflections.

The exhibition will feature a diverse selection of Perry's work, bringing together sculptures, prints, and drawings. It will also include his large-scale and highly detailed tapestries produced in conjunction with the 2012 TV series In the Best Possible Taste, which was a compelling insight into how taste reflects class in contemporary Britain.

Fascinated with identities, Perry creates kitschy and colourful commentaries on power, fame, religion, and sex. His lurid patterns and outright irrelevance ought to make for a pretty exciting summer in Sydney.