{"id":170623,"date":"2025-03-20T17:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:22:13","slug":"waltz-your-way-through-the-grandeur-of-potted-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623","title":{"rendered":"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bdcd32e854451a80097028bfd7615e6 wp-block-paragraph\">You may be aware that the Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry is far from mundane; colourful, expressive and complete with his alter-ego, Claire. The renowned British artist has worked with various mediums but is mainly recognised for his ceramic creations and tapestries. Come March 28, the Wallace Collection will host an exhibition unlike anything before; aptly titled &#8216;Delusions of Grandeur&#8217;, the showcase offers an unfiltered response to the centuries of art history displayed through the museum&#8217;s hallowed halls. Read more in <em>Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46d26d3940bc98496c6bd0f0a2ce3b31 wp-block-paragraph\">Image on left-hand side: Grayson Perry, <em>Untitled, <\/em>from a selection of drawings by Shirley Smith, 2022\u201324. 42 x 30 cm, 16 1\/2 x 11 3\/4 in \u00a9 Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e6be828ce2ae17195755cff1925a299 wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Grayson Perry is a larger-than-life, true British character who also happens to be a widely acclaimed artist. His new show at the Wallace Collection allows viewers to venture into his world, filled with characters and contradictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ef02983023462043ced2980619495c0 wp-block-paragraph\">From March 28 to October 26, the show &#8216;Delusions of Grandeur&#8217; marks the largest contemporary showcase in the Wallace Collection&#8217;s history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c3b685f92f2c67b2bee052c9fd34065 wp-block-paragraph\">Through intricately crafted ceramics, bold tapestries, digitally enhanced collages and more, Perry presents a dialogue between his art and the iconic masterpieces in the museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d2cd82cb534cbd3029d1de75e8ef0ce1 wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing upon the abundance of inspiration found in the collection&#8217;s 18th-century French Rococo, an ornamental style that emphasises floral patterns and sinuous curves, Perry will challenge the notion of what it means to produce art in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=580%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-I-Know-Who-I-Am-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2a5505c452c181db1158d2937dc3dc1 wp-block-paragraph\">Grayson Perry, <em>I Know Who I Am<\/em>, 2024. Cotton fabric and embroidery appliqu\u00e9. 234 x 234 cm, 92 1\/8 x 92 1\/8 in&nbsp;\u00a9 Grayson Perry.&nbsp;Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e00f23adf52c272db1704c7f18756649 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Delusions of Grandeur&#8217;&nbsp;is both a reflection of the ornate artworks Perry found inspiring (and some rather not) and a nod to how art may be perceived in the future. Many of the objects Perry created for the exhibition were made with the help of computers; the combination of hand-crafted and digitally-produced pieces represents the ongoing tug-of-war between what art has been and what art will be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10a80e8f443bb537fbcb45c93ab1a5ce wp-block-paragraph\">Perry argues that AI will make us consider what it means to be human. How will ingenuity manifest in an era of rapid technological advancement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6e625e2f56e50742e55aa49c7ea2941 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>&#8220;I am fascinated by the dialogue between this digital promise of precision and the animal chaos of our bodies and feelings acting on real materials&#8230;In the past, perfection was the highest attainment of the most skilled. Since the Industrial Revolution, machines have been able to make things with flawless precision; now computers can conceive and design as well. What is left for us artists to do?&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d16cffaedf669c39fe410f9a98b5b465 wp-block-paragraph\">Grayson Perry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d4f7ec7aaea6c5c5cb7085af07c7459 wp-block-paragraph\">The collective use of AI has increased rapidly; between robots writing our emails to ordering our groceries, how we live our everyday lives is changing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-749f1106b53e21dab1d3fed2dfa6f42a wp-block-paragraph\">Art, posing as our perpetual mirror, reflects just that. For example, it once took months or years to complete a painting, while now, an image can be generated with the click of a button. Can artists maintain their originality in our increased reliance on artificial intelligence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d7c326b1ae89f64ec78d3b974e4b376 wp-block-paragraph\">Time can only tell, but one can argue that the energetic, imaginative personality that accompanies an artist, especially in a series of works such as Perry&#8217;s, cannot be mimicked. Art needs human emotion to be impactful, because surely, what is any creative process without a person&#8217;s heart poured into it? Digital tools may aid artists in their creations but never truly replace them; authenticity cannot be programmed into a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-c-Richard-Ansett-shot-exclusively-for-the-Wallace-Collection-London.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-c-Richard-Ansett-shot-exclusively-for-the-Wallace-Collection-London.jpg?resize=580%2C828&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-c-Richard-Ansett-shot-exclusively-for-the-Wallace-Collection-London.jpg?resize=717%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-c-Richard-Ansett-shot-exclusively-for-the-Wallace-Collection-London.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-c-Richard-Ansett-shot-exclusively-for-the-Wallace-Collection-London.jpg?resize=768%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-c-Richard-Ansett-shot-exclusively-for-the-Wallace-Collection-London.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c9dc7635423a8aafec14953713f7a282 wp-block-paragraph\">Grayson Perry \u00a9 Richard Ansett, shot exclusively for the Wallace Collection, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-958098dd911755f926340d68a335ee99 wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond questioning how people may discern the difference between art made by humans and computers going forward, Perry&#8217;s dialogue with the works in the Wallace Collection expands on the connection between the art of the past and contemporary life by touching on the rigid gender norms that permeate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1701b3f475d37034fd444b80ac16f35d wp-block-paragraph\">Many themes of his art touch on the complexity of gender roles and identity. At the heart of his vision for &#8216;Delusions of Grandeur&#8217;<em> <\/em>lies his persona of Shirley Smith, an imagined woman who awakens in the Wallace Collection after experiencing a mental health crisis, believing herself to be the rightful heir to the treasures surrounding her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40c1924e36c43603f29db30c93ce2586 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;Grayson Perry is an artist who engages with the world like no other. His work resonates deeply with the viewer\u2014questioning, provoking, and reflecting contemporary society from the sublime to the absurd. It has been a privilege to work with him on this exhibition. Our time together has provided me with a new perspective on the Collection, and I cannot wait to share the vision with the public.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1a27716e4614d37a4b15187774585e84 wp-block-paragraph\">Xavier Bray, Director of The Wallace Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Saint-Millicent-Upon-Her-Beast-2024-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a533bdacadd6236f1935d4995846926 wp-block-paragraph\">Grayson Perry, <em>Saint Millicent Upon Her Beast<\/em>, 2024. Brass. 98.2 x 29.5 x 71 cm, 38 5\/8 x 11 5\/8 x 28 in \u00a9 Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36dd6a402e5c349d10923064c6d3f715 wp-block-paragraph\">According to Perry, Shirley Smith&#8217;s presence prompts personal reflection, raising questions regarding what her existence is a manifestation of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b819abaec38b260869a57bab378bc71b wp-block-paragraph\">Is she a rejection of traditional elements of toxic masculinity, such as aggression or violence, a surrogate for his mother, or a sub-version of himself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grayson-Perry-Alan-Measles-and-Claire-meet-Shirley-Smith-and-The-Honourable-Millicent-Wallace-2024-detail-%C2%A9-Grayson-Perry.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Victoria-Miro.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de04bf9f5ef5f807c0e7bd11fdcf851b wp-block-paragraph\">Grayson Perry, <em>Grayson Perry, Alan Measles and Claire meet Shirley Smith and The Honourable Millicent Wallace<\/em>, 2024 \u00a9 Grayson Perry. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96db2c96ca55b2f785b0b3ab35c17e52 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8220;Creating exhibitions with museums has always been a source of joy for me, formalising my lifelong interest in reinterpreting artefacts through my own lens.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Working with the Wallace Collection has offered both excitement and a unique challenge: I was captivated by the craftsmanship seen in the collection, but I struggled with the opulent aesthetic which I found cloying at times.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Fortunately, I worked out a strategy that helped me find a fresh perspective. I am very grateful to Xavier Bray for planting the seed of this exhibition in my head and to the staff and trustees of the Wallace Collection for allowing me to play in their jewel box.&#8221; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d16cffaedf669c39fe410f9a98b5b465 wp-block-paragraph\">Grayson Perry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0e2cc83d7fd50747e7acb9c5a84da00f wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps what Shirley represents does not matter as much as the questions her presence raises for those viewing the exhibition. She personifies a broad landscape of interpersonal complexities, and if she prompts reflection from the artist who created her, she will undoubtedly inspire it in others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d89c4f304dd6595076e8910c330e661 wp-block-paragraph\">What one will take from &#8216;Delusions of Grandeur&#8217; is subjective, but humanity&#8217;s presence in art is not. To participate in any artistic innovation, AI\u00a0<em>needs\u00a0<\/em>art; art, however, does not need AI. As inventive as technology has become and will continue to be, it cannot replace the human spirit that is intricately woven into works such as Sir Grayson Perry&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e742fb75dd18d1d03a1d4a396192aa2b wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallacecollection.org\/whats-on\/exhibitions-displays\/grayson-perry-delusions-of-grandeur\/\">Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallacecollection.org\">The Wallace Collection<\/a> 28 March \u2013 26 October 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b65767477939c28168172474d47a0218 wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed reading <em>Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art<\/em> then why not try <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/larger-than-life-the-power-of-monumental-sculptures\/\">Larger Than Life: The Power of Monumental Sculptures<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f09edce5601bc7966f9137926c3356e wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine London, <strong>Be Inspired; <em>Get Involved<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be aware that the Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry is far from mundane; colourful, expressive and complete&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":170647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[28,1255,387,1824,6569],"features_issues":[],"featured_themes":[16604],"ppma_author":[16904],"class_list":["post-170623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-100-percent-design","tag-art-2","tag-design-2","tag-exhibition","tag-grayson-perry","tag-museum","featured_themes-grand"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art | Cent Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art | Cent Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You may be aware that the Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry is far from mundane; colourful, expressive and complete...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cent Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-20T16:22:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-20T16:22:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hayden Kelly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hayden Kelly\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hayden Kelly\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e3452efd65ef642eabfa4edd455a9864\"},\"headline\":\"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-20T16:22:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T16:22:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623\"},\"wordCount\":1127,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"art\",\"design\",\"exhibition\",\"grayson perry\",\"museum\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Art\",\"Design\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623\",\"name\":\"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art | Cent Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-20T16:22:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T16:22:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?p=170623#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cent Magazine\",\"description\":\"Be Inspired, Get Involved\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Cent Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/centmagazine.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/logo_cent-01.jpg?fit=501%2C503&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/centmagazine.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/logo_cent-01.jpg?fit=501%2C503&ssl=1\",\"width\":501,\"height\":503,\"caption\":\"Cent Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e3452efd65ef642eabfa4edd455a9864\",\"name\":\"Hayden Kelly\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=gc3bdd603ce67a30f26a407d934331863\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hayden Kelly\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\\\/?author=328\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art | Cent Magazine","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art | Cent Magazine","og_description":"You may be aware that the Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry is far from mundane; colourful, expressive and complete...","og_url":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623","og_site_name":"Cent Magazine","article_published_time":"2025-03-20T16:22:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-20T16:22:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hayden Kelly","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hayden Kelly","Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623"},"author":{"name":"Hayden Kelly","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/e3452efd65ef642eabfa4edd455a9864"},"headline":"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art","datePublished":"2025-03-20T16:22:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T16:22:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623"},"wordCount":1127,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","keywords":["art","design","exhibition","grayson perry","museum"],"articleSection":["Art","Design"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623","url":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623","name":"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art | Cent Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-03-20T16:22:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T16:22:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","width":300,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=170623#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Waltz Your Way Through the Grandeur of Potted Art"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/","name":"Cent Magazine","description":"Be Inspired, Get Involved","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#organization","name":"Cent Magazine","url":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo_cent-01.jpg?fit=501%2C503&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo_cent-01.jpg?fit=501%2C503&ssl=1","width":501,"height":503,"caption":"Cent Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/e3452efd65ef642eabfa4edd455a9864","name":"Hayden Kelly","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=gc3bdd603ce67a30f26a407d934331863","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hayden Kelly"},"url":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?author=328"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":16904,"user_id":328,"is_guest":0,"slug":"hayden-kelly","display_name":"Hayden Kelly","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/92f76026de47bd58763ac01c39c30988ada4f3584cb5c33e32df40076c3b5216?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Hayden","last_name":"Kelly","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grayson-Perry-Circle-Image.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=170623"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172358,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170623\/revisions\/172358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/170647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=170623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=170623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=170623"},{"taxonomy":"features_issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ffeatures_issues&post=170623"},{"taxonomy":"featured_themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ffeatured_themes&post=170623"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=170623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}