Louisiana poster featuring the work, Pool and Steps, (1971), by British artist David Hockney. Hockney is one of Britain’s most influential artists of the 20th century and was central to the 1960s pop art scene in London. Hockey is well-known to 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 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.
