It is undoubtedly the most French of British painters. David Hockney, based in Normandy for several years, never ceases to proclaim his love for French landscapeswhether through its mots or his canvases. However, for a long time it was the most Californian of the Britishfar from the Normandy countryside. An atypical evolution that we find in his work, highlighted for the next exhibition of the Louis Vuitton Foundation.
25 years of paintings exhibited
After having drawn up a portrait as lively as it is colorful of American Pop Artthe institution located in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne is interested in 2025 in one of the representatives of the British branch of movement: David Hockney. A painter like no other, considered by many to be a superstar of the disciplinewhether because of the value of his paintings or its constant need to innovate.
Of his most intimate portraits (including the touching My Parentspainted a year before his father’s death) his paintings of Norman landscapes carried out during confinements on his iPad (his new favorite means of creation), through its unmissable Californian swimming poolsthe temple of modern and contemporary art presents us massive exposureand above all archi complete.
A resolutely modern artist
Pendant 5 monthsthe Louis Vuitton Foundation invites you to discover the work of this artist like no otherthanks to an exhibition masterfully orchestrated in the rooms of the institution. Swirls of color et of movements mingle throughout the rooms to highlight refined features and serenity paintings by the painter. We can’t wait to discover his works so varied who nevertheless aspire to only one goal: embrace reality.
David Hockney
Louis Vuitton Foundation
8, avenue du Mahatma Gandhi – 16e
From April 9 to September 1, 2025
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