‘They belong here’: Salisbury Cathedral exhibits Grayson Perry’s tapestries

It is the first time The Vanity of Small Differences has been shown in an ecclesiastical setting

The vibrant colours are bound to attract the eye but the subject matter - from tattooed cage fighters to a celebrity chef reimagined as God - will surprise, challenge, perhaps even anger visitors to one of England's most historic religious buildings.

Grayson Perry's work The Vanity of Small Differences - six vivid tapestries, each 4 metres by 2 metres, packed with biblical scenes and themes telling a story of class and social climbing - is being shown in the nave of Salisbury Cathedral this summer. It is the first time the tapestries have been displayed in an ecclesiastical setting.