{"id":1142,"date":"2014-07-18T00:54:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T00:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2014\/07\/18\/the-british-public-has-voted-and-theyve-chosen\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T01:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T01:34:35","slug":"the-british-public-has-voted-and-theyve-chosen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/the-british-public-has-voted-and-theyve-chosen","title":{"rendered":"The British public has voted, and they\u2019ve chosen David Hockney!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2f1c04d2a2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2f1c04d2a2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"477\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"1143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_n8vuj8IID61r7s5hko1_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_n8vuj8IID61r7s5hko1_640.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_n8vuj8IID61r7s5hko1_640-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The British public has voted, and they\u2019ve chosen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/hockney_bio_00s.html\">David Hockney<\/a>\u2019s 1977 painting \u201cMy Parents\u201d to be displayed on billboards and outdoor sites across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the direction of Sir Antony Gormley and Grayson Perry, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-28307394\">Art Everywhere<\/a> initiative seeks to engage arts advocacy in public spaces. \u201cWorks in public collections form an important part of our collective visual memory, marking a particular place, time and person,\u201d said Sir Antony. \u201cIt is great that these works are being celebrated and shared in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy Parents\u201d resides in Tate Britain\u2019s collection. 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