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Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
The Vanity of Small Differences is a series of six large-scale tapestries by the Turner-Prize winning artist Grayson Perry, which explore the British fascination with taste and class.
Inspired by the 18th century painter William Hogarth’s moral tale, A Rake’s Progress, Perry’s tapestries follow the life of a fictional character called Tim Rakewell, as he develops from infancy through his teenage and middle years, to his untimely death in a bloody car accident.
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Inspired by the 18th century painter William Hogarth’s moral tale, A Rake’s Progress, Perry’s tapestries follow the life of a fictional character called Tim Rakewell, as he develops from infancy through his teenage and middle years, to his untimely death in a bloody car accident.
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During opening hours; free admission
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5QP
Fri 22 Apr to Sat 18 Jun 2016
Website:
www.theherbert.org
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