[PHOTO] Twenty-three photos of the works of David Hockney at the Met (#hockney, @metmuseum)

[rfmcdonald]

The winter's David Hockney exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, conveniently located next to the Michaelangelo show, covered everything there was to see, from his student art to his latest iPad art. I have to say that Hockney really only came into his own as an artist once he moved to North America in the mid-1960s, and came to enjoy the sunshine and the space of California (among others). Seeing notable works like A Bigger Splash, or his double portraits of couples, or some of his photo mosaics, was truly an experience to be appreciated. Michael Valinsky's recent Them article does a great job outlining Hockney's importance, not least as a queer artist out practically from the beginning of his career.

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[armiphlage]

That really does show his development over time.