David Hockney, Serpentine show ends August 23, 2026
Published on 08/21/2026 at 10:21 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
David Hockney is closing the Serpentine summer with a show that links recent paintings to one of his signature late works. The Serpentine lists David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting at Serpentine North through August 23, 2026.Serpentine exhibition page
The London show
The official page says the exhibition is free and marks Hockney's first show at Serpentine. It also states that the presentation brings A Year in Normandie to London for the first time.
That work matters because it condenses Hockney's long interest in seasons, looking and painted time. The gallery frames the exhibition as a close collaboration with the artist.
Why this matters now
Hockney remains one of the strongest exhibition draws in contemporary painting, and the Serpentine run extends a long institutional record. Pace is showing The Moon Room in New York from May 15 to August 14, 2026, which underlines how active the artist's recent work cycle remains.Pace exhibition page
The London presentation also folds digital painting into a larger historical arc. Hockney's iPad work sits beside large-scale landscape thinking and the persistent theme of perception.
More news and background on David Hockney
Exhibitions, collections and major works place Hockney's recent output in a broader institutional and market context.
How Hockney works
Hockney works across painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and iPad painting. The Serpentine biography describes a seven-decade career built around looking, perspective and the use of new technology.
His best-known bodies of work include Polaroid composites, fax machine drawings and his iPad paintings. Those formats show a practice that keeps returning to color, light and the structure of seeing.
Where the artist stands now
David Hockney has one confirmed exhibition date in the current window: the Serpentine show runs through August 23, 2026.
Key facts on David Hockney
- Artist: David Hockney
- Medium / Genre: Painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, iPad painting
- Born: 1937, Bradford, UK
- Place(s) of practice: Normandy and the UK
- Active since: 1950s
- Key work groups: Polaroid composites, fax machine drawings, Moon Room, A Year in Normandie
- Current/last exhibition: David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting - Serpentine North Gallery, London - March 12, 2026 to August 23, 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Awards: Companion of Honour (1997)
- Next date: August 23, 2026 - Serpentine North Gallery, London
Frequently asked questions about David Hockney
Where is David Hockney currently on view?
At Serpentine North in London, where David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting runs through August 23, 2026.
What does the Serpentine show include?
The gallery says it includes new paintings and brings A Year in Normandie to London for the first time.
Which collections hold David Hockney's work?
Serpentine lists the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Tate, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and LACMA among the public collections holding his work.
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