Tag: Queen Elizabeth II Memorial

• Looking Back at the Hockney Stained Glass Window at Westminster Abbey (2018): Art, Controversy, and Legacy

  

  David Hockney’s 2018 stained glass window at Westminster Abbey sparked a passionate debate about the relationship between contemporary art and historic architecture. Created using iPad technology to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the vibrant landscape design divided opinion—hailed by some as an innovative fusion of tradition and modernity, while criticised by others as a visual…

  Alison Little

  07.07.2026

  Arts and Culture, Politics, Feminism & History, Travel

  Art Criticism, British Art, Contemporary Art, David Hockney, David Hockney Stained Glass Window, Gothic Architecture, Modern Art in Historic Buildings, Queen Elizabeth II Memorial, Stained Glass Art, Westminster Abbey