Something of a David Hockney industry has existed over the last twenty-five years. This period has seen the publication of two volumes of his autobiography, an unauthorized biography and numerous picture books, the production of a film and various television programmes on the artist and, of course, countless reproductions of his work on book jackets, posters, T-shirts, shopping bags, serviettes, and so on. Yet, despite this popularity and, one assumes, the abiding power of Hockney’s work to move people, there is a dearth of substantial studies devoted to him - a monograph and a collection of essays are all that is readily available. Although the artist’s oeuvre to date is not in danger of falling into oblivion, as is that of many of his contemporaries, its significance may well be.

Foreword

Chapter One

1955-1962

Demonstrations of Versatility

Chapter Two

1962-1963

A Young Iconoclast

Chapter Three

1963-1967

Images of Souchern California

Chapter Four

1967-1979

Portraits

Chapter Five

1970-1986

Conversations in the Studio

Chapter Six

1982-1993

Wider Perspectives

Chronology

Selected Bibliography

Index of Works by Hockney