
The one thing everyone knows about Grayson Perry, the celebrated British artist and Turner Prize winner, is that he's a man fond of wearing a dress. Nowadays, his famous alter-ego Claire tends only to come out for special occasions, such as the opening of his first solo exhibition in France: "Vanity, Identity, Sexuality" at the Monnaie de Paris. Perry has made himself a household name in Britain by sculpting pots and stitching bold tapestries that grapple with modern social issues.
He sat down with FRANCE 24's Eve Jackson in Paris.