Join artist Nicolas Deshayes and writer and journalist Amy Sherlock as they discuss Deshayes’ provocative sculptural work Fountain Series and his broader artistic practice. Installed amid the idyllic grounds of Compton Verney’s new Sculpture in the Park, Deshayes’ eight coiled, intestine-like sculptures playfully reference the historic 18th century gardens that lie beneath.
With her background as a longtime editor at Frieze magazine, Sherlock brings a unique cross-disciplinary perspective. Her expertise interweaves the fine arts, decorative arts, design, and craft, making her ideally suited to explore Deshayes’s boundary-pushing artwork.
Sculpture in the Park is a major new contemporary sculpture park at Compton Verney where cutting-edge contemporary art meets historic landscape. Wander among powerful works by celebrated artists from around the world, including a brand-new piece made just for us. Explore how these daring sculptures reimagine ideas of community, home and utopia for the 21st century.
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Amy Sherlock is a writer based in London. Between 2011 and 2021, she worked at Frieze magazine, since 2016 as Deputy Editor, where she led on long-form content from the UK and Asia, curated the Frieze Art & Architecture Conference and initiated the Frieze New Writers programme. Most recently, she was features editor at The World of Interiors, published by Condé Nast, a position that allowed her to deepen her longstanding research interest in intertwined histories of the fine and decorative arts, functional design and craft.
Nicolas Deshayes (b. 1983, Nancy, France) lives and works in London. He received a BA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design before completing an MA in Sculpture at The Royal College of Art. His work has been shown extensively, with his most recent solo institutional show being at FRAC in Dunkirk. His post-minimalist works combine raw tactility with the artificial materiality that constitutes a discourse centred upon humanity’s enterprising desire to escape nature, an important theme throughout history.
Image: Sculpture in the Park- Fountains, Nicolas Deshayes. © Compton Verney, photo by Jamie Woodley