Photo by Peter Schlesinger via YouTube "After dinner at Dickie Buckle's, David talked of the coming of the Golden Age. He had read many philosophers and has thought a great deal. In the next 40 years all will change. The computer will do away with work; everyone will be an … [Read more...]
#HappyVDay: 26 Works of Art That Celebrate Love ❤️
Robert Indiana Love in the age of COVID.... Let's keep our distance, shall we and celebrate love by looking at some artist's expression of togetherness; lovers, the ($50 million) ring, roses (+ The Rose), a chocolate Marilyn Monroe, kisses (opposite and same sex) … [Read more...]
David Hockney’s Quarantine Was Spent in Normandie & He Has These Works to Show For It
David Hockney, La Grand Cour – Looking East II, acrylic on canvas 36 x 48" The upcoming exhibition Ma Normandie at Galerie Lelong & Co. in Paris presents a dozen new works by David … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist, David Hockney
July 9, 1937 - David Hockney "The Moment You Cheat for the Sake of Beauty, You Know You're an Artist." In the first project of its kind, British Vogue commissioned 14 special covers for the August 2020 issue by British artists. The original prints of each depiction of … [Read more...]
#OnlineExhibit: “A Light Exists in Spring” Benefits WHO’s COVID-19 Relief Fund
My friend, photographer, curator & WOWlebrity Ruben Natal-San Miguel called me last week to be part of a series of online exhibitions he was organizing around the theme of Spring. The group show at my Gallery … [Read more...]
David Hockney Shares New Drawings as “A Respite From the News”
David Hockney is in lockdown at his house in Normandy in the South of France with his dog Ruby and two of his long-standing assistants, JP and Jonathan. According to the [Read more...]
#RealEstatePorn: Who Knew Superman’s Jimmy Olson Lived In a Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece?
Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olson on the '50s Adventures of Superman TV series, was a gay man with apparently world-class taste. Larson, who just passed in September and his late partner James Bridges (who died 25 years ago) are donating their art collection and this small but … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist, David Hockney
July 9, 1937- David Hockney has always made a big splash at my house. "The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist." I currently reside in Portland, Oregon, the West Coast Brooklyn to Seattle’s Manhattan. The current special exhibit at The Portland … [Read more...]
The Zen of Artist David Hockney
What is your idea of perfect happiness? When I’m sleeping. What is your greatest fear? Heights. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Picasso. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? That I give way too quickly. What is the trait you most … [Read more...]
David Hockney Talks About Coming Out in Bohemia
And having Quentin Crisp as a model in his drawing class at the Royal College of Art. Meanwhile, we're crushing on Hockney's tie and pocket square. (via KellyGreenBlog) … [Read more...]
