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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Steven Morris

The art of making ‘a little mess’ brings Nicolas Party’s showstopper to Bath

Nicolas Party stands in front of technicians preparing to mount a canvas on a wall mural of men fighting
Nicolas Party looks on as technicians prepare to mount the secondary image on his mural in pastels at the Holburne Museum in Bath. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt

There was a time when Nicolas Party would be pursued by police for decorating trains and buildings across Europe with his distinctive street art. Now, grand galleries and museums invite him to unleash his visions on their walls.

His latest extraordinary piece, a large mural in soft pastel inspired by the works of a 17th-century Dutch artist and an 18th-century British master has materialised at the Holburne Museum in Bath.

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