12 Mar – 23 Aug 2026
London, UK
serpentinegalleries.org
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At Serpentine, David Hockney presents his first exhibition with the gallery, centered on new paintings made for the occasion. The display continues his sustained attention to perception and the experience of looking, focusing on scenes drawn from everyday surroundings and the passage of time.
For the first time, the exhibition brings the ninety-meter-long frieze, A Year in Normandie to London. Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, the work records seasonal shifts observed from Hockney’s former studio in Normandy. Installed at Serpentine, the panoramic painting enters into dialogue with the landscape of Kensington Gardens, aligning painted cycles of nature with the park beyond the gallery walls.
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