Nick Gentry
Created 'VHS Ape' for the Tusk Gorilla Trail 2023
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-360.gif)
VHS Ape
Mountains of used VHS tape sleeves were used to create this piece. Are we the clever great apes captive of our own entertainment?
Nick Gentry
Nick Gentry is a British graduate of Central St Martins in London. He has exhibited in galleries, museums and public settings in the UK, USA and Europe. As part of a generation that grew up with floppy disks, VHS tapes, polaroids and cassettes, he is inspired by the impact of internet culture.
VHS Ape – On Display in Covent Garden
Tusk Gorilla Trail – July – October 2023
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-CHFamilyOnTrail-IMG2003-WWW-1440x1080.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-CHFamilyOnTrail-IMG2004-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-CoventGarden-GorillaTrail8-WWW.jpg)
360° Gorilla Sculpture Stills
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7644A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7655A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7658A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7662A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7670A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7676A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7688A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-3X0A7694A-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
Gorilla Sculpture Details
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7706-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7709-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7710-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7714-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7717-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7722-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7724-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7725-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7729-WWW-1440x960.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7735-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7736-WWW.jpg)
![Nick Gentry – VHS Ape - Artist Sculpture - Tusk Gorilla Trail in Covent Garden 2023](https://www.tusk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TGT23-NickGentry-VHSApe-CNickAndrewsPhoto-Detail-3X0A7739-WWW.jpg)
Nick Gentry’s gorilla will go to auction on 20th November 2023, with 100% of sale proceeds going directly to support Tusk’s conservation projects in Africa.
Guide Price: £6,000 – £12,000
Size: 135 (h) x 88 (w) x 96 (d) cm
Medium: Hand applied decoupaged magazines on fibreglass sculpture and varnish
Gorilla: Fibreglass gorilla (fire retardant) with internal armature
Finish: Acrylic Paint
Rarity: Unique
Signature: Signed
Image rights: Courtesy of the artist and Tusk Trust Ltd
Provenance: Gorilla sculpture created for the Tusk Gorilla Trail 2023. The art trail is a partnership between Covent Garden, African conservation charity Tusk and Westbrook Gallery. From July 14th until 12th October 2023 the trail of 15 life-sized gorilla sculptures were displayed across the Covent Garden neighbourhood.
(Image Credit: Nick Andrews)