David Hockney Dies at 88 After a 7-Decade Career Shaping Modern Art
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 12
David Hockney Dies at 88 After a 7-Decade Career Shaping Modern Art
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 12
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David Hockney died at 88, closing a seven-decade career that made him one of the most influential artists of the modern era.
His work ranged from Yorkshire landscapes to sunlit Los Angeles scenes, with the retrospective highlighting the breadth and innovation that defined his output.
Hockney was also celebrated for moving across techniques and, in later years, embracing digital art through iPad portraits of friends and family.
The career-spanning look back underscores how his versatility and constant experimentation helped shape contemporary art across generations.