Taking the Lead on LGBTQ+ Art: Three Artists Talk About the Palm Springs Art Museum’s Q+ Art Initiative—and an Exhibit of the Works of Gay Icon David Hockney

“On Nov. 23, the Palm Springs Art Museum will open an exhibition of works by David Hockney, one of the world’s pre-eminent gay artists.

David Hockney: Perspective Should Be Reversed: Prints From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is billed as the largest retrospective print exhibition of Hockney’s six-decade career, and features almost 200 pieces, spanning the breadth of the artists’ mediums, from early etchings in the 1950s and ’60s to colorful prints and collages and recent experimental drawings on iPad.

Now 87, Hockney is a salient choice to spotlight the Palm Springs Art Museum’s commitment to a comprehensive program focusing on the contributions of LGBTQ+ artists…”

[Read the full article at cvindependent.com]

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