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David Hockney’s 90-metre Normandy nature frieze to be shown in London A Year in Normandy features iPad works with which British artist brought people comfort during Covid crisis In the spring of 2020, as the Covid-19 virus was “going mad”, David Hockney kept himself busy by painting winter trees bursting into blossom in his Normandy garden. “Many people said my drawings were a great respite from what was going on,” Britain’s pre-eminent living artist said at the time. Citizens of the post-pandemic world, with its rollercoaster of conflict, rightwing populism, climate crisis and techno-revolution, may still be in need of Hockney’s respite by next spring. They will find it at an exhibition of his extraordinary 90-metre frieze, A Year in Normandy, and other works at the Serpentine gallery in London. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/aug/31/david-hockneys-90-metre-normandy-nature-frieze-to-be-shown-in-london?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu