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David Hockney RA, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy

RA Exhibitions

8 years ago

Hockney: “People like pictures – they won’t go away”

In an extract from their forthcoming book, A History of Pictures, David Hockney RA and Martin Gayford discuss the impact of the digital age on art. Will painting survive?

Does a painting have to be seen in the flesh?

Opinion

> 9 years ago

Is it essential to see a painting in the flesh?

Does our perception of a painting rely on the electricity of human encounter? This week’s writers battle it out. Read both sides then vote below…