David Hockney's Serpentine Exhibition Becomes Best-Attended Show in Gallery History
David Hockney's exhibition at the Serpentine gallery in London, titled A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting, has become the best-attended show in the gallery's history since records began. The exhibition drew almost 300,000 visitors over its five-month run from May to August. The show featured Hockney's monumental frieze A Year in Normandie (2020-2021), five still-lifes, and five portraits of individuals close to the artist, including family members, carers, and art lawyer Joe Hage. The Serpentine expressed delight at the record attendance. A printed mural in the gallery's garden remains on display until 20 September. Hockney, who was born in Bradford, died in June at the age of 88.
Key facts
- David Hockney's Serpentine exhibition was the best-attended in the gallery's history since records began.
- Almost 300,000 people visited the show.
- The exhibition ran for just over five months, from May to August.
- The show included Hockney's monumental frieze A Year in Normandie (2020-2021).
- Five still-lifes and five portraits of Hockney's close circle, including family, carers, and art lawyer Joe Hage, were displayed.
- A printed mural in the Serpentine garden remains on display until 20 September.
- Hockney was born in Bradford and died in June aged 88.
- The Serpentine gallery in London announced the record attendance.
Entities
Artists
- David Hockney
- Joe Hage
- Claude Monet
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Kenneth Noland
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Marco Livingstone
- Olivia Laing
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Claude Adjil
- Liz Stumpf
- Bettina Korek
Institutions
- Serpentine
- Serpentine Galleries
- Serpentine North
- Turner Contemporary
- Franz und Walther Koenig
- Musée de l'Orangerie
- Tate Modern
- Pompidou
- Sotheby's
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Normandie
- France
- Bradford
- Normandy
- Margate
- Paris
- East Yorkshire