{"product_id":"grayson-perry-9781853323157","title":"Grayson Perry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTelling a story of class and taste, aspiration and identity, tapestry series \u003cem\u003eThe Vanity of Small Differences\u003c\/em\u003e saw Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry travel the length and breadth of the UK, \"on safari amongst the taste tribes of Britain\". The result is a monumental exploration of the \"emotional investment we make in the things we choose to live with, wear, eat, read or drive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe six vibrant and highly detailed tapestries presented here bear the influence both of early Renaissance painting and of William Hogarth's moralising series, literally weaving characters, incidents, and objects from the artist's research into a modern-day version of \u003cem\u003eA Rake's Progress\u003c\/em\u003e (1733).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing essays by journalist Suzanne Moore (\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mail\u003c\/em\u003e) and Grayson Perry, alongside extensive commentary on each of the tapestries and their making, this book is an essential companion to one of the key contemporary art works of the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362612297964,"sku":"9781853323157","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23787443482847.jpg?v=1772896459","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/grayson-perry-9781853323157","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}