Grayson Perry

Well apparently a potter named Grayson Perry has won an award in the UK, the Turner award. I found his website (graysonperry.co.uk) and viewed his work. A news story mentioning the award had quoted someone saying his work was "deeply disturbing". All I can say is, if any critic thinks what is on display at his website is odd (maybe I haven't seen the worst?) then he or she should open his eyes a bit further. There's an entire genre of art, not just pottery, which specifically aims at being revolting. I noticed in one small town an entire gallery of the stuff. Perry's work was, frankly, tame by comparison to the junk I've seen elsewhere. I wish I had some photos to share. Or another example, there's a museum in London that features preserved human cadavers, many of the skinned, on display in various bizarre poses. I wonder if there's isn't some connection perhaps, between the "geek is cool" trend of the late 1990's and the popularity of revolting art. Who can say.