LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Preview of Royal Academy exhibition on David Hockney

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

9 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Lizzie Knight reports from the preview of the major David Hockney retrospective which opens later today at the Royal Academy with 176 of the artist’s varied works including as a centrepiece a handpainted BMW 850 CSI Coupe. Includes interviews with Hockney on his personal feelings about having his work exhibited, painting the 3D car and his pet dachshunds; editor of Tate magazine Tim Marlow; Secretary of the Royal Academy Piers Rodgers. With comment from the critics, journalists and fans attending the preview.

Contributors

Lizzie Knight; David Hockney; Tim Marlow; Piers Rodgers

Keywords

Artists; Cultural exhibitions; David Hockney; Royal Academy

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