John Moores Painting Prize 2010 exhibitor Nick Fox has gifted his prizewinning painting Metatopia to the Walker Art Gallery.
Metatopia was one of four other prizewinners in 2010. It goes on display next to the 2010 winner, Spectrum Jesus by Keith Coventry and joins the gallery’s outstanding collection of contemporary art.
The painting forms part of a unique display which traces the last 55 years of the John Moores Painting Prize, and in doing so represents the shifts and trends of over half a century of British painting.
Metatopia is a fascinating and enigmatic work. Layers of mirror-like polish obscure the imagery below, drawing the viewer in closer. The painting appears decorative at first, drawing upon Victorian visual culture to suggest love and romance. However further inspection also reveals forbidden pleasures, secrecy and taboo.
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