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Playing to the Gallery
Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood | Grayson Perry
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Grayson Perrys book will overturn everything you thought you knew about art 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 hes called this book Playing to the Gallery and not Sucking Up to the Academic Elite). This funny, personal journey through the art world answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but that were too embarrassed to ask. Questions such as: What is good or bad artand does it even matter? Is art still capable of shocking us or have we seen it all before? And what happens if you place a piece of art in a rubbish dump? From the Hardcover edition.
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RaeLovesToRead
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Meditations and musing on art. What makes something art? What makes art good? Where is the cutting edge? I enjoy Perry's irreverent, playful ponderings.

He does a lot of hedging his bets, but I do sometimes disagree when he expresses a solid opinion - e.g. that we've reached the end of the road when it comes to innovation & pushing boundaries, or the emphasis on art school as a way in.

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(Something did upset me. See comments.)

RaeLovesToRead Perry made mention of something that truly horrified my sensitive soul while discussing art created for shock value. No one else seems bothered from what I see on Goodreads, but I truly wish I could unread it. 2y
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Moony
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Im kürzlich erschienen Buch „So geht Kunst“ stellt sich der britische Künstler Grayson Perry die Frage „Warum ist Kunst eigentlich Kunst?“. Er zieht dabei einen weiten Bogen über die Kunstgeschichte und seinem eignen Werdegang, zur Beantwortung der Frage.Komplette Rezension unter: https://moonysblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/18/so-geht-kunst-perry/ #Kunst #art #zeitgenoessischeKunst

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Moony
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I am currently reading the german translation "So geht Kunst". It's very interesting. #art #kunst #zeitgenoessischeKunst

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amandaplease
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Beautiful little book filled with jokes, cartoons, inspirational quotes and eye-opening thoughts on contemporary art, and what "good art" really means.

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amandaplease
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"But it's important to make art because perhaps the people who get the most out of art are the ones who make it."