Britain’s most famous transvestite potter has travelled the country discovering what unites Brexiteers and Remainers – teapots, Marmite and Bowie – and what divides us. And he has turned his findings into art. By Mick Brown
The one thing everyone knows about Grayson Perry – potter, Reith lecturer, Turner Prize- and Bafta-winner and television cultural anthropologist – is that he is a man who is fond of wearing a dress.
And the one thing everyone wants to know after I have interviewed him is: was he wearing one? Of course, he wasn’t.
Nowadays Perry’s famous alter ego, Claire, tends only to come out for special occasions. And this morning she has remained firmly in the closet.
Portrait: Richard Ansett
May 27 2017
