David Hockney
Subtitle: 82 portraits and 1 still-life
By: artistic director, Tim Marlow ; exhibition curator, Edith Devaney
Contributors: Barringer, T. J.; Hockney, David; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781910350287
Subjects: Portraits; Interviews; Exhibitions
Other titles: 82 portraits and 1 still-life; Eighty-two portraits and one still-life; David Hockney RA, 82 portraits and 1 still-life.
Work titles: David Hockney (Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain))
Description: "Following his sweeping exploration of landscape in 2012 at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, published in the phenomenally successful David Hockney: A Bigger Picture, this new volume looks exclusively at a new series of portraits that David Hockney, one of the most famous artists in the world, has been painting recently. In 2012, Hockney returned to California, where he had lived and worked for long periods. There followed a series of painted portraits, the subjects of which ranged from studio assistants and office staff to family, friends, and long-term acquaintances. Also included are a number of fellow artists, curators, and gallerists, including John Baldessari and Larry Gagosian. Reproduced in stunning colorplates the paintings are shown alongside revealing images of the works in various stages of development, which provide an exciting insight into Hockneys painterly process. The book is introduced with two important new texts. This vivid series of portraits, executed in bold acrylics, observant and full of life, marks Hockneys vibrant return to Technicolor form."--Amazon.com.
Notes: "First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'David Hockney RA: 82 portraits and 1 still-life', Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2 July-2 October 2016"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 171) and index.
Table of contents: title: Enigma variations: Hockney and the portrait / Tim Barringer; title: And that fills the Sackler / David Hockney in conversation with Edith Devaney; title: 82 portraits and 1 still-life / David Hockney; title: Directory of sitters / David Hockney.