{"product_id":"grayson-perry-the-pre-therapy-years-9780500094198","title":"Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book to concentrate on the early ceramic work of 'Transvestite Potter', bestselling author, broadcaster and social commentator Grayson Perry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrayson Perry is now a household name as a result of his widely viewed television documentaries, numerous publications—including his critically acclaimed book about masculinity, \u003cem\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/em\u003e—and dazzling appearances dressed as his alter ego, Claire. However, Perry first came to public attention in 2003 when he won the Turner Prize, the first ceramicist to do so, and rapidly established a unique brand as 'the transvestite potter'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCeramics are still central to Perry's work as an artist, and \u003cem\u003eGrayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years\u003c\/em\u003e examines the plates, pots and statues from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s that laid the foundations of his career. It traces his artistic development, examining the iconography and meaning behind the work, and places his art in the context of not only his own psychological make-up in the period before he underwent therapy but also the various subcultures of the London art scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith essays by Grayson Perry, Andrew Wilson, and Catrin Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078726926572,"sku":"9780500094198","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/762843482366.jpg?v=1765218955","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/grayson-perry-the-pre-therapy-years-9780500094198","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}