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Q: Last year you were in Paris and saw the David Hockney retrospective. What struck you the most? (Question from “Pastel, Passion, and Perseverance: An Interview with Barbara Rachko” in .ART Odyssey: Healing)
Giverny by DH, 2023, in David Hockney 25, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
A: It was spectacular! I spent three and a half hours there, which I never do—usually two is my limit. I had known his LA work, but I wasn’t aware of so much else, including the Normandy pieces. And yes, the iPad drawings impressed me. I like that he keeps evolving, trying new tools, staying current. At his age that’s remarkable. As someone who has focused on one medium my whole life, I admire artists who reinvent themselves again and again.
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