Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences

View Turner Prize and BAFTA-winner Grayson Perry's six tapestries 'The Vanity of Small Differences' up-close. Featuring commentary from the artist, art historical references and a guide to the 'making of' the works.

 


              

Through the six tapestries, Grayson Perry explores his fascination with taste and the British class system. The artist goes on a safari amongst the taste tribes of Britain, to gather inspiration for his artworks, literally weaving the characters he meets into a narrative, inspired by William Hogarth's 'A Rake's Progress'.

The app features:

- Grayson Perry commentry for each of the tapestries.
- Art historical references and illustrations.
- A chance to see the tapestries up close.
- An essay on the making of the works.
- Links to the television series

About Arts Council Collection

The Arts Council Collection supports artists in the UK through the purchase and display of their work. Operating as a ‘museum without walls’, the Arts Council Collection is the largest national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art in the world, and includes important examples by most of the UK’s prominent artists. It is the most widely circulated of all of the Britain’s national collections and can be seen in exhibitions in museum and galleries across the UK and abroad. Unique among national collections, the Arts Council Collection lends to public buildings, across the UK, including schools, universities, hospitals and charitable associations.

The Arts Council Collection is based at Southbank Centre, London and at Longside, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield. For more information, please visit: artscouncilcollection.org.uk

The Vanity of Small Differences Is owned jointly by the Arts Council Collection and the British Council.

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