The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain review – compelling proof that objects do talk…

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
From William Nicholson’s lustrous silver casket to a prisoner’s last meal, this first major show devoted to British still life is full of surprises and private collection gemsThe curators of The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain, an exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester that could hardly be more enjoyable if it tried, refuse to get too hung up on the idea that a chipped jug might bear witness to turmoil; that stained teapots really h