A fitting finale

Liverpool's Biennial of Contemporary Art began yesterday so the city art galleries are in full swing welcoming visitors. Tate Liverpool has several displays and exhibitions that were worth a look. The Walker Gallery has the John Moores Painting Prize as a feature.

The Walker's extensive collection of Victorian High Art was also of interest, as was Tate's 'Mondrian and his studios'. But the day's highlight was without doubt Grayson Perry's 'The Vanity of Small Differences'.

Perry's six large tapestries take their inspiration from art history and address the issue of class in British society. Visually stunning, witty, and perceptive, the series tells the story of Tim Rakewell. This fictious character makes his way through life in six scenes beginning with 'The adoration of the cage fighters' and ending with '#Lamentation'.

The catalogue with it's foldout plates of each of the six works is beautifully made and proved irresistable.

Unmissable. What a way to finish.