BIZARRE: 37 | Mind Blowing Facts

Just two people attend David Hockney's private funeral

The majority of David Hockney's artworks will be given to foundations and public institutions around the world "in furtherance of his legacy".

AAP · Jun 21

David Hockney’s funeral held in private with just two mourners

Artist had requested only his partner and great-nephew attend, with memorial services planned in places he lived

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21

David Hockney’s funeral takes place privately with just two in attendance

His publicist said the wishes of the late artist were followed.

Evening Standard · Jun 21

All kinds of everything

If it were not for a floral sculpture at a restaurant's entrance, people would have missed all the artworks. From shelves to corners, they camouflage quietly among furnishings. And the artist is no exception. Outfitted in a monochrome checkerboard dress, Prem Buachum blended with the background of a tearoom.

Bangkok Post · Jun 19

David Hockney remembered

Letters: Harriet Gibson recalls an eye-opening encounter with the artist, while Andrew Keeley talks about the influence of California on his work, and Christine Hayes recalls his ‘letter’ to the Guardian about smoking

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on US erasure

‘We have come too far to turn around now,’ the monument on Alabama’s Montgomery Square reads

The Guardian - US · Jun 19

Reports of the blockbuster exhibition’s death are premature as Tate’s Kahlo show breaks ticket record

Recent Van Gogh show was National Gallery’s most popular ever and British Museum gears up for arrival of Bayeux tapestry

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

Through Her Beautiful Driftwood Sculptures, This Artist Seeks To Highlight The Unity Of Human Beings With Nature (28 New Pics)

A piece of driftwood washed ashore is often seen as little more than a remnant of a tree's long journey through forests, rivers, and ocean currents. For Canadian sculptor Debra Bernier, however, these weathered fragments are not finished stories but beginnings. Working from her home on Vancouver Island, British Columbia,…

Bored Panda · Jun 19

Fabulous Frida, classic Constable and a Cornish welcome for Kasuba – the week in art

Tate Modern celebrates everything Kahlo, the British Museum marks John Constable’s 250th birthday, while Claydon prepares for an invasion

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

This Artist Had The Rare Opportunity To Tattoo Members Of NASA’s Historic Artemis II Mission

Most tattoo artists expect to spend their working days in studios, convention halls, or private workspaces. On June 5, however, tattoo artist and Monolith Studio founder Okan Uçkun found himself setting up his equipment in a place few people in his profession will ever experience: the Starship Gallery at Space…

Bored Panda · Jun 19