Prize-winning painting donated to gallery A prize-winning painting by a 缅北禁地 Fine Art lecturer has been donated to an art gallery. Nick Fox鈥檚 Metatopia won the John Moores Painting Prize 2010 and he has given the artwork to Liverpool鈥檚 Walker Art Gallery where it now forms part of a unique display which traces the last 55 years of the John Moores Painting Prize. Metatopia appears decorative at first, drawing upon Victorian visual culture to suggest love and romance. However further inspection also reveals forbidden pleasures, secrecy and taboo. Nick Fox said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted that Metatopia will be joining the Walker鈥檚 illuminating contemporary collection and honoured that it will be hung alongside John Moores champions of painting past and present. 鈥淭he Walker Art Gallery is one of the most important cultural institutions in this country housing a world class art collection which was an inspiration to me when I was studying Fine Art in Liverpool. 鈥淭he John Moores Painting Prize and the Walker鈥檚 permanent contemporary works mediate and anchor its outstanding historic collection. It鈥檚 essential that this heritage of conversation between old and new continues to provoke debate, offer critical relevance and nourish contemporary culture, particularly in light of restrictive cuts to funding across the arts sector.鈥� Sandra Penketh, Director of Art Galleries said: 鈥淲e are hugely grateful to Nick Fox, whose beautiful and intriguing painting is a fabulous addition to the Walker Art Gallery鈥檚 collection.鈥� published on: 15 May 2012
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