An interview. There’s something art can do for the soul that you can’t really put into words, he says. He talks about a Matisse exhibition that he saw at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Critics can be dismissive of art that makes people feel good – as they have been at times of Hockney’s. Sod ’em, he says.
“That Matisse show was unbelievable. It was pure joy. Pure joy. And joy is a great thing to give to people.”
