by Charlie Scheips published at NEWSTATEMAN
David Hockney has taken a break from painting to select a show of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. He talks to Charlie Scheips about his old friend and their shared interest
David Hockney, one of the most popular and influential living artists, takes a keen interest in how his own work […]
The work of one of fashion’s most notorious, controversial photographers - Guy Bourdin - is exhibited in a one-off collection of over 40 works at London’s Bloomsbury Square until November 24 2007. Having shot campaigns for Chanel, Ungaro, Loewe and Charles Jourdan, Bourdin made a name for himself with the erotic, sometimes morbid images he […]
The Guardian
NPG buys Hockney portrait
Martin Wainwright
Friday September 28,2007
David Hockney Portraits exhibition and funds from its 150th Anniversary Gala
A large recent self-portrait by David Hockney has been bought by the National Portrait Gallery from funds raised last year through its 150th Anniversary Portrait Gala and gift aid donations from […]
Thursday 27 September
VISITORS HELP BUY NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY ITS FIRST PAINTING BY
DAVID HOCKNEY
National Portrait Gallery acquires Hockney’s Self-portrait with Charlie with Gift Aid from tickets sold at its David Hockney Portraits […]
Charlie Scheips, whom in 2000 the New York Times magazine labeled part of the “New Guard”, is a freelance curator, art advisor, writer and cultural historian based in New York City. He is president of Umbrella Art Management, Ltd. in New York. Scheips cultural activities have been marked by friendships and associations with many […]