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painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer
David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer.
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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 David Hockney is considered one of the most important British artists of the twentieth century, but his chosen home Los Angeles played a signative role in forming his work, and changing locals' perception of their city. His work continues to push the envelope of technique and style, while preserving a sense of play. His eightieth birthday this year is being marked with major exhibitions at Tate Modern in London, Pompidou Centre in Paris, and the Getty in Los Angeles. The Getty's two-part exhibition includes self-portraits made over the past sixty-five years and key photographs from the 1980s that investigate time and perspective. DnA speaks to art critic Lawrence Weschler and Getty curator Julian Brooks about Hockney's enduring popularity, and revisits a 2016 interview with the artist at his studio in the Hollywood Hills. You'll hear why he prefers to paint Los Angeles over New York, what he looks for in a person when he starts a portrait. . . and why he still smokes.
Design and Architecture
Ramiro Gomez Seeks to "Make the Invisible Visible" Walk into the Charlie James Gallery in Chinatown and you'll see a large painting of the Paul Smith store on Melrose Avenue. The vivid pink box of a building fills the canvas, except that out front there's an unexpected sight: a leaf blower. His face is not distinct but the figure appears to be a Latino gardener, one of thousands, who dot the landscapes of Los Angeles. The painting is by the 29-year-old artist Ramiro Gomez, whose work strives to bring to the foreground the laborers who make possible the comfortable, manicured lives of more affluent Angelenos.
Design and Architecture
David Hockney, 82 Portraits and a Busy Life At 78, David Hockney just keeps on working. We visited him in his studio in the Hollywood Hills and found the walls hung with row after row of portraits -- all part of a project called "82 Portraits And 1 Still Life" that will be a book and an exhibition this summer at the Royal Academy in London. He's also working on another book, A History of Pictures, and he has surveys of his work opening in the next year in London and Melbourne. And, a film about his life, called simply "Hockney," directed by Randall Wright, opens this weekend in LA. We hear about his many passions, including LA, art and art history, and smoking.
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Bookworm
Katharine Weber: Still Life with Monkey Dramatic, emotional, and philosophical, Katherine Weber’s, Still Life with Monkey, is a profound book written in the old style, with depths orchestrated by the author.
Art Talk
Jesse Mockrin at Night Gallery and Taylor Mac at UCLA Hunter Drohojowska-Philp praises realist paintings based on Greek mythology
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The not-so-glamorous lives of immigrants who trim weed Thousands of young migrants descend on Northern California’s Emerald Triangle every year to trim marijuana plants. They come for an adventure, but the work is difficult, isolated, and sometimes dangerous.
Film Reviews
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Within the first 30 seconds you know you’re watching something new. A sensational title sequence threatens to be the design equivalent of flash bang grenades, yet the art isn’t assaultive, only inventive, with colors that stretch the spectrum as far as the eye can see.