Thursday, September 29, 2005
Hockney In Brighton.
Artist David Hockney arrived in Brighton to promote smoking, and spent the day abusing Labour's plans for a ban on puffing in pubs and clubs.
Mr Hockney gazed out of the window at the dilapidated remains of Brighton pier, which he declared "rather beautiful". Then he paused to admire a sleeping guide dog - a labrador rather than the dachsunds he favours in his pictures.
Paradoxically only metres away the Royal National Institute for the Blind was busy handing out research proving that smoking caused blindness.
"It used to be wanking that caused blindness," Mr Hockney said.
He seems to be the only person in Brighton this week with anything interesting to say.
Mr Hockney gazed out of the window at the dilapidated remains of Brighton pier, which he declared "rather beautiful". Then he paused to admire a sleeping guide dog - a labrador rather than the dachsunds he favours in his pictures.
Paradoxically only metres away the Royal National Institute for the Blind was busy handing out research proving that smoking caused blindness.
"It used to be wanking that caused blindness," Mr Hockney said.
He seems to be the only person in Brighton this week with anything interesting to say.
© Colcam 2005-2007
