GRAYSON PERRY

¿Qué clase de hombres haría «del mundo un lugar mejor para todos»? ¿Qué pasaría si redefiniésemos la vieja, machista y anticuada versión de la masculinidad para abrazar una nueva manera de «ser hombre»? La práctica de lo masculino suele identificarse con experiencias extremas: ganar batallas, seducir a mujeres o ejercer el mando. Pura adrenalina. Pero hay otros caminos. Grayson Perry ha escrito un manifiesto para hombres donde se analizan con humor fenómenos tan masculinos como la violencia, el exhibicionismo físico o la competitividad. Una de sus propuestas es renunciar a la voluntad de poder y asumir las emociones como parte esencial de nuestra felicidad. "La caída del hombre" incluye ilustraciones del propio autor.

Every inch of Graysons childhood bedroom was covered with pictures of aeroplanes, and every surface with models. Fantasy took over his life, in a world of battles ruled by his teddy bear, Alan Measles. He grew up. And in 2003, an acclaimed ceramic artist, he accepted the Turner Prize as his alter-ego Clare, wearing his best dress, with a bow in his hair. Now he tells his own story, his voice beautifully caught by his friend, the writer Wendy Jones. Early childhood in Chelmsford, Essex is a rural Eden that ends abruptly with the arrival of his stepfather, leading to constant swerving between his parents houses, and between boys and womens clothes. But as Grayson enters art college and discovers the world of London squats and New Romanticism, he starts to find himself. At last he steps out as a potter and transvestite.

I have never read such a stimulating short guide to artLynn Barber, Sunday TimesNow Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason hes called this book Playing to the Gallery and not Sucking up to an Academic Elite). Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this funny, personal journey through the art world answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask.

¿Qué significa (y qué debería significar) "ser hombre" hoy en día. Este divertidísimo e inteligente manifiesto nos da la clave. ¿Qué clase de hombres haría "del mundo un lugar mejor para todos"? ¿Que pasaria si redefiniesemos la vieja, machista y anticuada version de la masculinidad para abrazar una nueva manera de "ser hombre"? La practica de lo masculino suele identificarse con experiencias extremas: ganar batallas, seducir a mujeres o ejercer el mando. Pura adrenalina. Pero hay otros caminos. Grayson Perry ha escrito un m anifiesto para hombres donde se analizan con humor fenomenos tan masculinos como la violencia, el exhibicionismo fisico o la competitividad. Una de sus propuestas es renunciar a la voluntad de poder y asumir las emociones como parte esencial de nuestra felicidad. La caida del hombre incluye ilustraciones del propio autor. "Grayson Perry podria ser, a la vez, nuestro rey y nuestra reina de Inglaterra. Imaginaos que genial seria nuestro pais."Caitlin Moran"Perry es el perfecto guia, elocuente e ingenioso, para ese jardin que es la masculinidad. Solo el podia hacerlo."The New York Times Book Review"Sustancial y perspicaz. La caida del hombre encaja en la tradicion del tratado del siglo XVIII, una suplica para un orden social nuevo e ilustrado a la manera de Mary Wollstonecraft o William Hazlitt."The Atlantic

Grayson Perry for King and Queen of England Caitlin MoranGrayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it operates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails - since he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would make the world a better place, for everyone?What would happen if we rethought the old, macho, outdated version of manhood, and embraced a different idea of what makes a man? Apart from giving up the coronary-inducing stress of always being right and the vast new wardrobe options, the real benefit might be that a newly fitted masculinity will allow men to have better relationships - and thats happiness, right?Grayson Perry admits hes not immune from the stereotypes himself - as the psychoanalysts say, if you spot it, youve got it - and his thoughts on everything from power to physical appearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men, are shot through with honesty, tenderness and the belief that, for everyone to benefit, upgrading masculinity has to be something men decide to do themselves. They have nothing to lose but their hang-ups.

Shows that any of us can appreciate art Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures this title presents the author s personal journey through the art world that answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask

Les presentamos a Grayson Perry: este artista inglés, nacido en 1960, es conocido por sus obras de cerámica y por travestirse con asiduidad. Irreverente, original, rebelde… es un icono cultural en su