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Hockney’s Normandy conquest

Anything you can’t leave home without?

I’m not planning on going anywhere.

Is there something you really miss?

If I go anywhere, it’s always to work, really, now – and if I’m working, I don’t miss anything much [he chuckles].

What are your earliest childhood holiday memories?

We had only one holiday away – in Hull, with some relatives; otherwise we went on day trips to Morecambe or Blackpool.

Do you travel light?

Just an iPad.

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