Video: Catherine Opie on photographing leading British artists
Catherine Opie
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Video: Catherine Opie on photographing leading British artists | Blog | Royal Academy of Arts Catherine Opie in the RA Collection Gallery Video: Catherine Opie on photographing leading British artists Read more Become a Friend Video: Catherine Opie on photographing leading British artists Published 8 September 2023 Catherine Opie discusses her portraits of David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Gillian Wearing, Isaac Julien and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, featured in our free display in the Collection Gallery. This content is hosted on Vimeo You need to consent to marketing cookies set by Vimeo to view this content. Manage preferences “To honour these artists is really important to me.” In the last five years, Catherine Opie’s work has focused on artists that are her friends.
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