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Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

'They belong here': Salisbury Cathedral exhibits Grayson Perry's ... (The Guardian)

“For one thing, Perry's titles and a lot of his forms are drawn from medieval sacred art,” he said. For example, the tapestry The Adoration of the Cage Fighters ...

“Until they are actually in place you don’t know if it will work, but I think they fit into the cathedral architecture and really belong. In the time since these tapestries were created, we’ve had Brexit, Covid, war in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis. I really hope people question themselves over their reactions – and if they are interacting then the artwork is doing its job.” It is the first time the tapestries have been displayed in an ecclesiastical setting. We’re returning these tapestries to the building that inspired the paintings that inspired Perry. I think they belong here, in a sense.” “For one thing, Perry’s titles and a lot of his forms are drawn from medieval sacred art,” he said.

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