David Hockney, Master Painter of Modern Life, Dead at 88
British painter David Hockney, known for his bright, pleasure-suffused paintings of 1960s and ’70s Los Angeles, died in London on June 11. He was eighty-eight. His death was announced by his publicist, Erica Bolton. Hockney in the 1960s recuperated figurative painting and, more specifically, the human form, both of which had been previously rejected by the […]
Polly Watson·Jun 12, 2026