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Grayson Perry — The End Of The World Is Nigh
Grayson Perry

The End Of The World Is Nigh

1980

A ceramic plate by Grayson Perry made in 1980, featuring the provocative and darkly humorous themes that would come to define his early work. The piece engages with notions of apocalyptic anxiety and cultural unease, rendered in the deceptively domestic and traditional format of decorative pottery. Perry's use of the humble ceramic medium serves as a subversive contrast to the weighty existential subject matter suggested by its title.

Medium
ceramic plate
Dimensions

Notes

Execution: Executed circa 1980, in the United Kingdom. Exhibition History: London, Birch & Conran, ;

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Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction

March 3, 2026

Estimate: $2,500$3,500

Sold: $3,870

Lot 76

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Grayson Perry, The End Of The World Is Nigh, 1980

A ceramic plate by Grayson Perry made in 1980, featuring the provocative and darkly humorous themes that would come to define his early work. The piece engages with notions of apocalyptic anxiety and cultural unease, rendered in the deceptively domestic and traditional format of decorative pottery. Perry's use of the humble ceramic medium serves as a subversive contrast to the weighty existential subject matter suggested by its title.

Medium
ceramic plate
Dimensions
26.3 x 35.2 cm
Year
1980
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Decorative Arts, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Social Commentary, Mixed Media Surface, Turner Prize Winner, Apocalyptic Imagery, Ceramic, Earth Tones, Figurative, Dark Humor

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