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Telling a story of class and taste, aspiration and identity, tapestry series 'The Vanity of Small Differences' saw Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry travel the length and breadth of the UK on safari amongst the taste tribes of Britain. The result is a monumental exploration of the emotional investment we make in the things we choose to live with, wear, eat, read or drive. The six vibrant and highly detailed tapestries presented here bear the influence both of early Renaissance painting and of William Hogarth's moralising series, literally weaving characters, incidents and objects from…
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Editions
7 editions- Hardcover · English · 2013Atlas Press · 144 pages · 9781900565615
- Paperback · English · 2007Vintage Books · 224 pages · 9780099485162
- Paperback · English · 2006Chatto & Windus · 224 pages · 9780701178932
- Other · English · 2025British Museum Press · 192 pages · 9780714118321
- Other · English · 2023Antique Collectors' Club · 9781911054627
- Other · English · 2013Hayward Gallery Publishing · 128 pages · 9781853323157
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