Louisiana poster with the work, Mt. Fuji and flowers, (1972) , published in connection with the exhibition, David Hockney – Painting 1960-2000, at Louisiana in 2001-2002. David Hockney (b. 1937) is one of Britain’s most influential artists of the 20th century and was central to the 1960s pop art scene in London. He is very well known among many visitors to Louisiana, where he has exhibited several times.
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David Hockney is loved by many for his ability to touch the ordinary – what the world mostly consists of. He likes to let it stand and float a little, so that we become involved, because Hockney both offers a motif and that we ourselves involve ourselves in processing what is seen.
