Thanks to
his blockbusting show at the British Museum Grayson Perry is man of the moment, while Louis Vuitton are one
fashion brand who are no slouch when it comes to supporting the arts – remember
when they sponsored Tracey Emin’s retrospective at the Hayward Gallery?
So it
makes perfect sense, then, that the loveable transvestite potter from Essex has
created a sort of monument for the Louis Vuitton - Grayson’s distinctive take on the firm’s
signature trunk, designed both to house Perry’s intricate, doll-like dresses
and as a shrine to his teddy bear, Alan Measles (who also writes his own blog
pontificating on the art world.
The trunk,
which is on display as part of an installation in Vuitton’s Bond Street Maison,
is painted on the inside with images of male and female folk characters and an
impression of Alan the bear himself, who of course sits proudly on a golden
throne right in the middle, flanked by Grayson Perry vases filled with white
carnations – tres kitsch.It probably has something to do with Marc Jacobs, as
he is a big fan of artists and loves to drag (willingly) cool contemporary
artists into collaborations with him or Louis Vuitton, think Yayoi
Kusama with the polka dots, or Stephen
Sprouse’s graffiti prints. Vuitton also sponsored the mega
exhibition at the British Museum (just around the corner from Grazia HQ – we
are desperate to go!). Don’t you love it when a plan comes together!
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