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

Artist borrows from past masters to create centrepiece of latest show, his first major mural in England

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.