David Hockney, whose art celebrated sun-drenched Los Angeles, dead at 88

David Hockney, whose art celebrated sun-drenched Los Angeles, dead at 88

David Hockney, the innovative and prolific British artist who arrived in Los Angeles in 1964, soon celebrating its sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, has died. He was 88. Calling himself “an English Los Angeleno,” Hockney immortalized the city’s sparkling swimming pools, palm trees and beautiful young men, then went on to … Read more