The definitive retrospective of one of the world's most popular and acclaimed artists.

David Hockney's story is one of passion: passion to see, passion to tell, passion for images. But to these must be added a passion for life. Hockney's art is a celebration of what it means to be alive. All of his images-sometimes tender, as when he draws close friends and family; sometimes playful, as in his paintings of lazy, carefree days at the pool; sometimes breathtaking, as with his monumental images of the Grand Canyon-convey what it means to be in the world, to see it, to move in it, to love it.

This constant exploration of how to communicate such feelings through art emerges with particular clarity in this impressive and vibrant volume, now updated to include recent works that have been personally selected and arranged by Hockney, and which follow his lifelong experiments in ways of seeing and representing.

Publisher: Thams and Hudson