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David Hockney

DAVID HOCKNEY

Moon Room Galerie Lelong 19 March–7 May 2026 13 Rue de Téhéran, Paris
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April 2020. David Hockney was spending lockdown at his home in Normandy, in the Pays d’Auge region. In the middle of the night, he was awakened by an unusual light: through his window, he saw a magnificent full moon, larger and closer than usual. Without hesitation, he grabbed his iPad and sketched what he saw from his window.

It just so happened that the artist had just read Maupassant’s wonderful short story, Clair de lune, which is set in the same landscape. That was all it took for Hockney to decide to begin a series of works: painting every full moon throughout the year. The result is 15 night-time landscapes spanning from April 8th to December 5th, 2020. On the night of October 31st, Hockney produced five drawings, this time changing his viewpoint: he left his window and went out into the garden. We can see the façade of the house with its lit up windows and the moon moving across the sky, from evening to morning. The last work in this series features Christmas decorations and an illuminated tree.

This collection of iPad paintings was first shown at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen in 2024, then at the Fondation Louis Vuitton last year. Each work was printed on paper in the artist’s studio and then mounted on aluminium. Fifteen copies were printed, numbered and signed.

A Year in Normandie, the huge fresco inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, will be on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London from March 12th, along with his latest paintings.

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About the Artist

David Hockney was born in 1937 in Bradford, United Kingdom. He lives and works in the Californian city of Los Angeles, USA.

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About the Gallery
Galerie Lelong is located in Paris and New York. It was founded by Jacques Dupin, Daniel Lelong and Jean Frémon.

The Paris gallery has been exhibiting recent works from artists of international standing since 1981. The 1980s were notable for artists who went on to become household names, including Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, Paul Rebeyrolle, Pierre Alechinsky, but also for the next generation of artists: Konrad Klapheck, Jan Dibbets, Donald Judd, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Nicola De Maria and Jan Voss.

In the 1990s, the gallery hosted artists who represented major movements in contemporary art: Sean Scully, Günther Förg, Andy Goldsworthy, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Antonio Saura. The gallery also increased international recognition of the work of Ana Mendieta.

Since the turn of the century, Galerie Lelong has accentuated the geographical and expressive diversity of its artists: from sculpture and objects by Jaume Plensa, David Nash, Wolfgang Laib, Kiki Smith, Rebecca Horn, Barry Flanagan to installations by Barthélémy Toguo and Lin Tianmiao, without forgetting painting, namely David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Kate Shepherd, Nalini Malani, Nancy Spero, Juan Uslé, Leon Kossoff.

Galerie Lelong has a large publishing department which produces and distributes engravings, lithographs, digital prints and multiple objects, and collates these works in catalogues raisonnés.

It produces monumental sculptures to order for public spaces and private clients.

The gallery is present at the leading international contemporary art fairs (Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel Hong Kong, Fiac Paris, Frieze London, Frieze New York, Arco Madrid, Art Brussels, Expo Chicago...).

The directors of the gallery are Jean Frémon, Daniel Lelong and Patrice Cotensin in Paris and Mary Sabbatino in New York.
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13 rue de Téhéran
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Paris 13 rue de Téhéran
Galerie Lelong contemporary art gallery in 13 Rue de Teheran Paris France
Galerie Lelong
13 rue de Téhéran, Paris, France
+33 145 631 319
http://www.galerie-lelong.com

Opening hours
Tues - Fri, 10.30am - 6pm
Sat, 2pm - 6.30pm
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