David Hockney presents "The Moon Room," a series of fifteen iPad drawings of full moons created during the 2020 lockdown, at Galerie Lelong in Paris until May 7, 2026. The exhibition, free and open to the public, features nocturnal landscapes Hockney painted from his farm in Normandy, inspired by Maupassant's "Clair de lune" and his own nightly observations. The works were first shown at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen in 2024 and later at the Fondation Louis Vuitton.
This exhibition matters because it showcases Hockney's continued innovation at age 88, using digital tools to capture fleeting natural phenomena in a deeply personal series born from pandemic isolation. It also highlights the artist's enduring connection to Normandy, a region that has inspired both Impressionists and contemporary masters. The free admission at a commercial gallery makes high-profile contemporary art accessible to a broad public, while the concurrent Serpentine Gallery show in London underscores Hockney's sustained global relevance.