Grayson Perry - Grayson Perry
The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
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'The Tomb of an Unknown Craftsman is of a treasure hoard from a distinct civilisation. The difference is that it is a civilisation of one. The territory it springs from is my imagination. ... The relationship between my personal themes and obsessions and the vastness of world culture as represented in the British Museum is like a narrow pilgrimage trail across an infinite plain.' Grayson Perry Grayson Perry's centrepiece to this fascinating journey is a major artwork: a metal tomb in the form of a ship, encrusted with reliefs and artistic cargo based on, or actually cast from, objects in the collection of the British Museum. The occupant sails into the afterlife surrounded by the talismans of many faiths and peoples. This is a memorial to all the anonymous craftsmen that over the centuries have fashioned the man-made wonders of the world, many of which are on display in the Museum. Around the tomb, the other artworks - ceramics, tiles, cast metal sculpture, textiles and prints - are laid out in ritualistic sy...
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2012Uitgever: British Museum Press192 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0714118206ISBN-13: 9780714118208Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous colour and b/w photographs and illustrations, 4to. [Auteur: Perry, Grayson] [Pagina's: 201] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : British Museum Press] [Jaar: 2011] [Titel: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman]
