The American Dream
Sold- 2020
- Colour etching from six plates on one sheet
- Artist's Proof
- Signed by the artist and numbered on the reverse
- 240cm x 110cm
- Sold framed
"Geographically, this map could be of anywhere as it is a map of the culture war that rages mainly online, but the US has a particularly well-defined and extreme version. Stylistically, I was thinking of Cold War propaganda maps showing the “communist threat” in the 1950s. The Big Brother-like figure at the top is Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook; I chose him because he is the best-known face of social media power."
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Grayson Perry – The American Dream
The American Dream on display for Age of Icons exhibition at Hang-Up Gallery, London.
Salvatore Scarpa
Cross-dressing national treasure Grayson Perry is known for his ceramics and tapestries exploring identity, which won him the Turner Prize in 2003. Alongside his alter-ego Claire, he continues to break boundaries – most recently with the 2019 exhibition Super Rich Interior Decoration, which included a ceramic lamp covered in photographs by Martin Parr and titled ‘Money On Holiday’, and vase emblazoned with a ‘Vote Tory’ slogan. He is currently chancellor...
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