TATE BRITAIN

DAVID HOCKNEY

PRESS VIEW: TATE BRITAIN
MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2017 | 10– 13: Press view
11.00: Curator tour

EXHIBITION OPEN: 9 FEBRUARY – 29 MAY 2017
Level 2 Galleries

David Hockney, Model with Unfinished Self Portrait, 1977

“The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty,

you know you’re an artist”

Tate Britain presents the world’s most extensive retrospective of the work of David Hockney. Widely regarded as one of the most successful and recognisable artists of our time, this exhibition will celebrate Hockney’s achievement in painting, drawing, print, photography and video. David Hockney is unique in British art for the extent of his popular appeal. As he approaches his 80th birthday, this exhibition will offer an unprecedented overview of the artist’s work to date.

David Hockney

One of the most popular and influential British artists of the

20th century returns to Tate Britain for his most comprehensive

exhibition yet This exhibition gathers together an extensive

selection of  David Hockney’s most famous works celebrating his

achievements in painting, drawing, print, photography and video

across six decades. As he approaches his 80th birthday, Hockney

continues to change his style and ways of working, embracing new

technologies as he goes. From his portraits and images of

Los Angeles  swimming pools, through to his drawings and

photography, Yorkshire  landscapes and most recent

paintings – some  of which have never be  seen before in public

this exhibition shows how the roots of each new direction lay in

the work that came before. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to see

these unforgettable works together.