Playing to the gallery helping contemporary art in its struggle to be understood

"Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery and not Sucking Up to the Academic Elite). This funny, personal journey through the art world answers t...

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Main Author: Perry, Grayson, 1960- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2015.
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