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      Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in its Struggle to Be Understood

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      Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this title presents the author's personal journey through the art world that answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too ...

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      Product ID:9780141979618
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Playing to the Gallery
      Subtitle:Helping Contemporary Art in its Struggle to Be Understood
      Authors:Author: Grayson Perry
      Page Count:144
      Subjects:Theory of art, Theory of art, History of art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this title presents the author's personal journey through the art world that answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask.

      ''I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art'' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times

      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 an Academic Elite''). Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this funny, personal journey through the art world answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2016-02-25

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      Weight130 g
      Dimensions130 × 198 × 11 mm