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'Columbus' muses on modernism, David Hockney turns 80

Hosted by Frances Anderton Aug. 01, 2017
The Los Angeles-based painter David Hockney turned 80 last month and his birthday is being marked with shows from London to LA's Getty Museum. Critics and Hockney talk to DnA about his enduring appeal. And the movie Columbus is set in the small town of Columbus, Ind., a mecca of modernist architecture. The filmmaker, Kogonada, explains why he placed buildings at the center of his directorial debut.

Photo: David Hockney's 'Self Portrait with Red Braces," 2003; watercolor on paper; 24 x 18 1/18 in. Courtesy of a private collection. © David Hockney. (Richard Schmidt)

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'Columbus' celebrates modernist architecture mecca

Here's a pop quiz for architecture buffs. Where in America's Midwest can you find a very small town with more than 60 modernist gems? The place is Columbus, Indiana. Now the...

13 min

David Hockney turns 80

David Hockney, "Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986, #2, April 11-18," 1986 Collage of chromogenic prints © 1986 David Hockney / Image courtesy Getty Museum The artist...

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Frances Anderton

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Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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