Laura Gascoigne

How has this complete original been sidelined?

The joy of Nicholas Pope's work lies in its free-flowing invention; official recognition could block the outlet

Nicholas Pope’s terracotta ‘John the Baptist Pointing the Way and Lit by His Own Light’ (1993-96), left, and right, his lumpen fired stoneware ‘Medium Weird’ (2020), a rabbit-eared, pot-bellied product of lockdown
  • Comments

  • Nicholas Pope: Portraits of a Marriage

    Holburne Museum, Bath, until 30 August

  • Nicholas Pope: Heavenly Space

    New Art Centre, Wiltshire, until 30 August

  • Nicholas Pope: Take Off

    The Sunday Painter, until 12 June

Already a subscriber? Log in

This article is for subscribers only

Get a free bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label when you subscribe to The Spectator for just £12 in our Black Friday sale

  • Free bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky, worth £30
  • Unlimited access to our website and app
  • Enjoy Spectator newsletters and podcasts
  • Explore our online archive, going back to 1828

Read next

Trending

Douglas Murray

Britain’s failing statecraft

From the magazine
I mentioned some weeks ago that one of the great points of interest – not to say enjoyment – in our era will be seeing how Keir Starmer’s government copes with the incoming Donald Trump administration in Washington. It is fair to say that many Labour MPs, not to mention the mayor of London (who

More on contemporary art

Also by Laura Gascoigne

Latest

Comments

Black Friday sale: Get 10 weeks for just $1

Unlimited access to the The Spectator, online and via the app

Already a subscriber? Log in