David Hockney is Britain's most celebrated artist working today. To mark his 90th birthday, Tate Britain presents seven decades of his work, focusing on the joys and complexities of love and friendship.
Visitors will discover the crucial role that family, friends, and lovers have played in Hockney’s visual storytelling, and how the artist’s engagement with intimacy, vulnerability and human connection continues to inform the evolution of his art.
Featuring over 200 works, the exhibition spans the full breadth of Hockney’s extraordinary career. It ranges from trailblazing 1960s explorations of queer love and desire to tender depictions of his parents and recent works exploring private moments in Hockney’s home and studio. The exhibition will also delve into Hockney’s close relationships with fellow artists as they play out through creative dialogues.
A diverse range of styles and mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and digital media will be on display, showcasing Hockney’s inventiveness, creative daring, and technical innovation.
Supported by Tate Members.