Make a splash

Tate Britain announces plans for a David Hockney retrospective, the most comprehensive to-date
By Lewis Firth | Art | 22 February 2016
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David Hockney; ‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’, 1971; private collection; © David Hockney

Top image: David Hockney; ‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’, 1971; private collection; © David Hockney

Tate Britain has announce that it will be holding David Hockney’s most comprehensive exhibition to-date in February 2017.

Six decades of Hockney’s work will be incorporated into the collection: drawings, paintings, prints, photography and films. Never before has a gallery curated such an extensive and inclusive display of the British artist’s work – which will change next February.

David Hockney is recognised as a core influencer in the 20th century, particularly with post-war art and culture. Plotting the artist’s career trajectory in such a way will enable visitors to assimilate Hockney’s reputation, adeptness and the gravity of this British icon’s nonpareil impact in art.

David Hockney ‘A Bigger Splash’ 1967.

David Hockney opens at Tate Britain in February 2017


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