Published in association with the Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris to coincide with their major
2025 David Hockney exhibition this vivid book charts the life and work of one of Britain's
most popular and significant artists. Expertly written by preeminent curatorial experts art
historians and critics including Sir Norman Rosenthal Sir Simon Schama and Fiona Maddocks
this definitive survey combines a curated selection of archival photographs and eye-catching
artworks presented in a lavish large-format book to offer a visually engaging and detailed
journey through Hockney's remarkable life and career. Following an introduction that offers an
overview of Hockney's life and work a series of chapters explore in detail the important
moments and signature styles and preoccupations of the artist's varied career from his early
life in Bradford and London through his years in California to his later life in Bridlington
Yorkshire and Normandy. Several of the chapters are arranged thematically according to
artistic subject matter and medium ranging from still lifes and portraits to his much-loved
landscapes and stunning designs for opera. A final chapter explores Hockney's engagement with
new technology particularly the iPad demonstrating the endless inventiveness curiosity and
creativity that have characterized Hockney's work over the decades. Compiled with the full
involvement of David Hockney and his studio and with a large-scale landscape format with a
selection of gatefolds that enables the reader to revel in the art this is the most important
book on Hockney's entire career to have been published and will appeal to the many fans of the
artist's work across the globe.
