Join Dr Ben Street to explore Grayson Perry’s technical and allusive relationship with art of the past. We’ll investigate the use of historical materials and techniques in Perry’s tapestries, ceramics, etchings and woodcuts. We’ll also discover ways in which Perry references well-known work by artists of the past such as Masaccio, Hogarth, Crivelli and Goya. Our investigation will enable us to develop both a deeper encounter with Perry’s diverse work, and a renewed engagement with art of the past.

Read the full course description here.

Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.  

Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.   

Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.  

Image: Grayson Perry, Alan Measles and Claire meet Shirley Smith and The Honourable Millicent Wallace, 2024 (detail) © Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro