Hometown boy Hockney gets a gallery in Bradford

The city of Bradford is honouring its most famous artist son, David Hockney, by opening  a permanent gallery dedicated to the veteran practitioner in Cartwright Hall. According to the BBC, the new space is due to open 7 July next year, two days before Hockneys 80th birthday. The artist studied at Bradford Art school between the ages of 16 and 20, before moving to London in 1959. The David Hockney Gallery will house a permanent display of the unrivalled collection of early work owned by the