Tag: still life
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David Hockney at 88: Fresh Paintings Return to Joy
David Hockney at 88: A Lifetime’s Return to Childlike Joy David Hockney’s latest show arrives with the exuberance that has long defined his career, even as the artist quietly marks his 88th year. Titled with characteristic insouciance, the exhibition gathers a selective chorus of interiors, still lifes, and portraits—fresh paintings that, in many ways, feel…
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David Hockney at 88: The Last Dance of Joyful Childhood in Fresh Paintings
Introduction: An 88-Year-Old Force of Joy David Hockney, at the age many artists consider retirement, continues to redefine what a late career can look like. The new exhibition, described with characteristic insouciance as Some Very, Very, Very New Paintings Not Yet Shown in Paris, signals a return to the artist’s childhood joys—an exuberant, unguarded approach…
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David Hockney at 88: A Childlike Joy Returns in His Fresh Paintings
David Hockney at 88: The Last Dance with Joy David Hockney, at the age of 88, continues to dismantle expectations and reconstruct them in bright, playful color. In a Paris exhibition that Walter Benjamin might have admired for its sense of reverie, Hockney returns to the childlike joy that has long informed his best work.…