Love life: David Hockney (9 July 1937 – 11 June 2026), the artist who forced Britain to make room for colour, joy and queerness - MR Online
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Born in Bradford and shaped by northern art-school discipline, David Hockney brought a working-class, almost punk refusal to British art: do the work, trust the eye, do not ask for approval.

David Hockney working on the set design for the Glyndbourne production of the Magic Flute opera in 1977. (Goddard Archive Portraits / Alamy / the Conversation)

Born in Bradford and shaped by northern art-school discipline, David Hockney brought a working-class, almost punk refusal to British art: do the work, trust the eye, do not ask for approval.

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