27.11.2021 — 20.03.2022
The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2021 to the British artist Grayson Perry. The theme of the Erasmus Prize this year is ´The power of the image in the digital era’. At a time when we are constantly bombarded with images, Perry has developed a unique visual language, demonstrating that art belongs to everybody and should not be an elitist affair. Perry receives the prize for the insightful way he tackles questions of beauty and craftsmanship while addressing wider social and cultural issues.
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Header images:
1 - Grayson Perry, We Shall Catch it on the Beaches (Detail), 2020
Ceramic, 60 x 36 cm, © Grayson Perry
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
2 - Grayson Perry, photo Chris McAndrew