David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting

Don’t miss the new David Hockney exhibition at Serpentine Galleries, bringing together recent works, from still lifes and portraits to his monumental printed frieze, shown in London for the first time.

Accompanying the exhibition, Serpentine will present a large-scale printed mural by David Hockney. The work highlights a scene from A Year in Normandie’s spring cycle depicting a tree house. The monumental digital print will be displayed at the back of the North Gallery, echoing its creation in David Hockney ’s own garden in Normandy.

The format of A Year in Normandie was inspired by Chinese scroll paintings as well as the eleventh-century Bayeux Tapestry. Hockney’s digital painting tools allowed him to capture the essence of each scene, skilfully recording changes in light and weather en plein air. His radiant compositions combine flat areas of bold colour with playful pop-like touches. As the days pass, spring transitions into summer, then autumn and winter.

David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting is curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director at Serpentine Galleries; and Claude Adjil, Curator at Large; with Liz Stumpf, Assistant Exhibitions Curator.

Hockney will also realise the next Sunley Window at the Turner Contemporary in Margate opening on 1st April.

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