The death of one of David Hockney’s staff this week has thrown light on the role of artists’ assistants. So what’s it like realising someone else’s vision? ‘It was hard labour by any measure,” says Jake Chapman, recalling his and brother Dinos’s apprenticeship as assistants to Gilbert and George. “There was absolutely no creative input at all.
Posted: 2013-03-23 09:22:00
