In May 2021, while the world was still trying to recover from the Covid pandemic, British artist David Hockney presented his exhibition The Arrival of Spring. Normandy, 2020, dozens of hours of meticulous work he devoted to capturing — on his iPad using the Brushes app — the essence of the changing seasons while the world was confined by tragedy. True to form, he did not give up on either innovation or joy.Seguir leyendo

David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88.

David Hockney, the legendary British artist behind some of the most recognizable works of contemporary painting, such as ‘The Splash’ and ‘Pool with Two Figures’, has died. He was 88.  News of Hockney’s death was first reported in the French press and was later confirmed by his publicist in a statement to the BBC and […]

British artist and painter David Hockney, one of the most celebrated art icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, died at the age of 88. Jeffrey Brown has a look at his life and legacy.