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
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  • 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

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