David Hockney

Sep 14, 2024 | fivebooks.com | David Hockney

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May 16, 2024 | mutualart.com | Jean-Michel Basquiat |Leonora Carrington |David Hockney |Jonathan Yeo

Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days MutualArt May 16, 2024 Leonora Carrington, Les Distractions de Dagobert, 1945. Courtesy of Sotheby'sLeonora Carrington‘s 1945 painting Les Distractions de Dagobert sold for $28.5 million with fees on Wednesday night during Sotheby’s evening sale for modern and contemporary art.

Oct 7, 2023 | thetimes.co.uk | David Hockney

So Rishi Sunak is trying to get rid of smoking. This is just madness to me. I have smoked for 70 years. I started when I was 16 and I’m now 86 and I’m reasonably fine, thank you. I just love tobacco and I will go on smoking until I fall over. Like trees, we are all different, and I’m absolutely certain I am going to die. In fact, I’m 100 per cent sure I’m going to die of a smoking-related illness or a non-smoking-related illness.

Aug 3, 2023 | mutualart.com | Jean-Michel Basquiat |Vincent van Gogh |David Hockney

Fifth Kyiv Biennial to Tour EuropeOwing to its wide-ranging nature, the Biennial is being reframed as a “perennial” European event meant to point up international solidarity. Artforum >Turn the Met’s Masterpieces into Gaming Accessories with a New Augmented Reality App The app is a collaboration with Version and can be accessed with the gaming platform Roblox. ARTnews >When Harry Styles Met David Hockney: An Exclusive First Look At A Special New PortraitA legendary painter and a pop lodestar?

May 22, 2023 | blogarama.com | David Hockney

Photos By GailHenry Geldzahler (July 9, 1935 – August 16, 1994) was a Belgian-born American curator of contemporary art in the late 20th century, as well as a historian and critic of modern art. He is best known for his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as New York City Commissioner of Cultural Affairs under Mayor Ed Koch, and for his social role in the art world; having enjoyed close relationships with many contemporary artists.