ISBN:
3836507870
,
9783836507875
Series Statement:
[Sumo]
Content:
This monograph is as spectacular in format as it is in scope. In it, the artist takes stock of more than 60 years of work. As each page unfurls in a blaze of blues, pinks, greens, and oranges, we are spellbound both by the artist's vibrancy as a colorist and his extraordinary sense of the conditions of the world that surrounds us. Through Hockney's restless interrogation of perception and representation, we witness his major paintings. They are joined by various works, each a panoply of looking and showing in different styles and media. Hockney himself collaborated closely through all production stages and conceived of this book as a purely visual survey of more than 450 works prefaced by a handwritten programmatic statement. The vast volume is as much his own personal review as it is a definitive record for art lovers all over the world. The book's sumptuous portfolio is supplemented by an illustrated chronology of more than 600 pages, contextualizing Hockney's art based on the artist's own writings as well as contemporary reviews. Each book of this limited collector's edition of 9,000 signed copies, comes with a bookstand designed by Marc Newson
Language:
English
Author information:
Hockney, David 1937-
Author information:
Holzwarth, Hans Werner 1955-
