David Hockney, Contemporary Artist | Met Exhibitions

Watch a video preview of the exhibition David Hockney, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue from November 27, 2017 through February 25, 2018. Featuring Ian Alteveer, Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Met For nearly 60 years, David Hockney (British, born 1937) has pursued a singular career with a love for painting and its intrinsic challenges. This major retrospective—the exhibition’s only North American venue—will honor the artist in his 80th year by presenting his most iconic works and key moments of his career from 1960 to the present. #Hockney Credits: Director: Kate Farrell Producer: Melissa Bell Editor: Dia Felix Camera: Sarah Cowan, Stephanie Wuertz Lighting: Kaelan Burkett Production Coordinator: Kaelan Burkett Production Assistant: Bryan Martin Original Music: Austin Fisher All artwork © David Hockney Images and photographs courtesy of: Art Gallery of New South Wales Astrup Fearnley Collection Jenni Carter Victor Constantiner Prudence Cuming Associates Barney A. Ebsworth Tony Evans/Timelapse Library Ltd. / Getty Images Giancarlo Giammetti Richard Gray Gallery Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Richard Schmidt Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast ©Tate, London 2017 Tom Van Eynde © 2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art