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Join us for our annual Hockney Day and gain an insight into the mind of one the world’s greatest artists. In this talk, you’ll uncover why David Hockney was drawn to the lush and colourful Normandy landscape.
The renowned Bradford-born artist set up a studio in northern France, using the enforced isolation of the Covid-19 lockdowns to capture the arrival of spring in a series of bold and brilliant paintings.
These artworks, inspired by the changing landscape throughout the seasons, are explored in a new book, Spring Cannot be Cancelled, co-written by Hockney with his friend and long-time collaborator Martin Gayford. Inspired by their conversations, and illustrated by some of Hockney’s new Normandy iPad drawings, the book reaffirms art’s capacity to connect and inspire us. Join Martin as he shares his unique insights into the life and work of an artist who has so much to teach us, not only about how to see but also about how to live.
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About the Author
Martin Gayford
Martin Gayford is art critic for The Spectator and the author of acclaimed books on Van Gogh, Constable and Michelangelo. He is the author of many books, including Man with a Blue Scarf, Rendez-vous with Art, (with Philippe de Montebello), A Bigger Message, Modernists & Mavericks, A History of Pictures (with David Hockney), and The Pursuit of Art and Spring Cannot be Cancelled, all published by Thames & Hudson.
About the Chair
Natasha Howes
Natasha Howes is Senior Curator at Manchester Art Gallery where she leads a team of curators who programme exhibitions and work with the renowned collections. She has curated numerous solo exhibitions including Neha Choksi, Waqas Khan, Risham Syed, Joana Vasconcelos, Michael Craig-Martin, Martin Parr and Xie Nanxing and group exhibitions including The First Cut: Paper at the Cutting Edge and We Face Forward: West African Art Today. Natasha is involved in purchasing contemporary art for the collection including acquisitions by Berni Searle, Waqas Khan, Deborah Roberts, Susan Hiller, Mike Nelson, Boris Nzebo, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Joana Vasconcelos. Natasha is Chair of Quarantine who make original theatre with and about the people who are on stage.
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