Grayson Perry snubs Leonardo da Vinci The National Gallery's recent sell-out show 'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan," which closed earlier this month, was the most complete display of Leonardo's rare surviving paintings ever held and had art fans from all over the world queuing for tickets. The show is a tribute to folk art. Curated by the artist, it weaves together historic artifacts from the British Museum's archive with new pieces of pottery, textiles and sculpture by the artist - along with his own childhood teddy bear. His comments about the Renaissance master were made in reference to his own exhibition. When asked why he didn't include anything from British Museum's extensive and renowned collection of classical sculptures in his show, he said, "because it's a cliché." It's like the Leonardo show [at the National Gallery], which I couldn't be bothered to go and see: fuzzy portraits by that famous bloke... I can't see classical sculpture without seeing all the bad connections to it over the centuries. It's too familiar, really. The show, which was due to close yesterday, has proved so popular that the museum have announced it will stay open for an extra two weeks, until 26 February.