Paris Metro Bans David Hockney Exhibition Ad Over a Cigarette

On Wednesday, the poster of David Hockney's latest exhibition was banned in Parisian metros. On this one, the painter has a cigarette in his hand but according to the Evin law, one cannot advertise directly or indirectly in favor of tobacco.

Paris Metro Bans David Hockney Exhibition Ad Over a Cigarette

British artist David Hockney was left fuming after the Paris Metro banned a photo of him holding a cigarette from being used in a transit advertisement for his forthcoming retrospective. Lambasting the transport network’s decision, Hockney called the move “complete madness.”“I am used to the interfering bossiness of people stopping people making their own choices but this is petty,” Hockney told the Independent. “Art has always been a path to fr…