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One of the most popular and influential British artists of the 20th century; David Hockney returns to the Pompidou Centre – nearly 20 years after his Paris debut – for an all-encompassing retrospective of his life’s work.

The exhibition – organised in collaboration with London’s Tate Modern and New York’s MET – takes you on a journey through Hockney’s 62 year career; beginning with a look at the provocative paintings from his time at the Royal College of Art, which would announce the young eccentric to the world.

The exposition then transports you to what is arguably Hockney’s most creative period; where the coldness of London is abandoned for the shimmering pools of Los Angeles. Seminal works, A Bigger Splash (1967) and Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) from 1972 are among the unmissable paintings inspired by his time in California. These two acrylics also offer insight into Hockney’s continuous accumulation of artistic styles; here contrasting the Abstract Expressionist aesthetics, to the Photorealistic backdrops of suburban California.

Wednesday 21 June 2017
Monday 23 October 2017
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