David Hockney's 80-Meter iPad Frieze of Normandy Seasons at Serpentine North

Key facts

• The 80-metre frieze 'A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting' is displayed at Serpentine North in London.
• Hockney created the work on an iPad between 2020 and 2021 in Beuvron-en-Auge during Covid-19 lockdown.
• The frieze comprises over 100 enlarged panels printed on high-quality paper, joined into a horizontal sequence.
• The work depicts seasonal changes in Normandy landscapes, starting and ending with winter.
• Pushpins are intentionally visible to emphasize that the panels are prints, not screens.
• Two series of five canvas paintings of set tables and portraits complement the frieze.
• Serpentine North, converted by Zaha Hadid, opened in 2013 in a former gunpowder store.
• Serpentine South opened in 1970 in Kensington Gardens, a former tea pavilion from the 1930s.
• The Serpentine lake was built in the 18th century and hosted events for the 2012 Olympics.
• The exhibition is one of the last two opened while Hockney is alive; the other is at Turner Contemporary in Margate.