Not on display

Tile

Artist/Maker
Perry, Grayson

Ceramic glazed tile, Grayson Perry for FAT Architecture, 2015.

Object details

Category
Rapid Response Collecting
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Brief description
Ceramic glazed tile, Grayson Perry for FAT Architecture, 2015.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63cm
  • Weight: 30.26kg
  • Width: 44.8cm
  • Depth: 10cm
Gallery label
Architectural Tile

This tile is one of hundreds made for the exterior of A House for Essex, a holiday home near the village of Wrabness designed by the artist Grayson Perry in collaboration with FAT Architecture.

Perry has emerged as a vital cultural figure in Britain, chronicling contemporary Britishness through tapestries, ceramics and drawings as well as in his media appearances and lectures.

The house is dedicated to Julie, a fictional Essex every-woman, and it tells her life story through decoration and integrated artworks. The tile depicts Julie nude with a large belly and breasts standing in a Romanesque arch.

A House for Essex, Perry’s largest artwork, opened in May 2015.

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Julie Tile for A House for Essex
2015

Designed by Grayson Perry and FAT Architecture
Manufactured by Shaws of Darwen, Lancashire, UK
Glazed ceramic tile
Museum no. CD.20-2015
Given by Living Architecture
Credit line
Given by Living Architecture
Collection
Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number
CD.20-2015

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1320975/tile-perry-grayson/
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