It wasn’t just paintings she bought. In the ceramics section of the exhibition, beside a plate by Picasso and an urn by Grayson Perry, which she would have bought, are two French figures in ...

The "Measles" part came from Alan’s comforting presence when Perry, aged three, was ill in bed with measles. Alan became Grayson’s "perfect role model" – he claims that he still tries to ...

I've always been against the establishment. Mate, you're Sir Grayson Perry!’ Plus, you can have a lot of fun from the inside, you know.” 2. The idea of social discomfort as a place of conflict ...

And if opening up goes disastrously wrong, Grayson Perry also taught us some great coping mechanisms: "A big thing I have learnt is that you can have some control over people's attitudes towards you.