Despite the Covid-19 crisis and the closure of museums, very high-level exhibitions still take place in Paris.
This is the case at the Lelong gallery which presents until February 27 the last works of David Hockney, the star painter who has been living in Normandy for two years.
"He is very happy, he experienced the confinement as a godsend. He does not have visitors (...) he does not see anyone", explains Jean Frémon, the director of the Lelong gallery.
After his famous Californian and Yorkshire paintings in England, the British artist now devotes himself exclusively to offering his vision of the Norman bocage: serenity of landscapes, half-timbered houses and bright pastures in pop colors.
"He found another light in Normandy," concludes Jean Frémon.
A big breath of fresh air
For visitors, deprived of museums for months because of the pandemic, the fresh and cheerful colors of David Hockney's paintings are a real breath of fresh air.
"It's happy, it's spring, it's good for morale," said a visitor to France 24.
“Without culture, I believe there is no more life,” adds another.
Faced with the success of this beautiful exhibition, the gallery has set up a gauge and a tour circuit to limit health risks.
Reservation is advised.
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