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Grayson Perry, The Vanity of Small Differences
Through six large-scale tapestries, Perry weaves autobiographical references with the many characters, incidents and objects he encountered on his ‘safari amongst the taste tribes of Britain’.

Found Cities, Lost Objects
An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition curated by Turner Prize-winning artist and cultural activist Lubaina Himid CBE explores modern city life from a female perspective.

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The First Grand National

Gander, Ryan

The First Grand National

2003

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

Caulfield, Patrick

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

1973

Helmet Head No.3

Moore, Henry

Helmet Head No.3

1960

We Two Boys Together Clinging

Hockney, David

We Two Boys Together Clinging

1961

Sleeper

Unwin, Phoebe

Sleeper

2012

BRIDGIT

Prodger, Charlotte

BRIDGIT

2016

Spirit Jar

Perry, Grayson

Spirit Jar

1994

Youth, Jarrow

Killip, Chris

Youth, Jarrow

1976

untitled: dunce

Barlow, Phyllida

untitled: dunce

2015

Figure in Blue

Johnson, Claudette

Figure in Blue

2018

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

Tropicalité, l'Île et l'Exote

Maheke, Paul

Tropicalité, l'Île et l'Exote

2014

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Jym in the Studio

Auerbach, Frank

Jym in the Studio

1963

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

Lucas, Sarah

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

1996

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

Burke, Vanley

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

1968

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

Loop

Organ, Margaret

Loop

1978

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Found Cities, Lost Objects
14 May 2022 - 21 Apr 2024
Grayson Perry, The Vanity of Small Differences
29 Jun 2023 - 1 May 2024

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The Arts Council Collection is the UK's most widely seen collection of modern and contemporary art.

With more than 8,000 works by over 2,000 artists, it can be seen in exhibitions and public displays across the country and beyond. This website offers unprecedented access to the Collection, and information about each work can be found on this site.