David Hockney : the biography, 1975-2012

533 Pages·2014·52.6 MB·English

by  Hockney

Copyright © 2014 by Christopher Simon Sykes
All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Nan A. Talese / Doubleday,
a division of Random House LLC, New York, and in Canada by Random House of
Canada, Limited, Toronto, Penguin Random House companies.
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Originally published in Great Britain as Hockney: The Biography, Vol. 2, by Century,
the Random House Group Ltd, London. This edition published by arrangement
with the Random House Group Ltd.
DOUBLEDAY is a registered trademark of Random House LLC. Nan A. Talese and the
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Jacket design by John Fontana
Jacket photograph by John Angerson, Camera Press London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sykes, Christopher Simon, 1948–
[Hockney]
David Hockney: the biography / Christopher Sykes.—1st United States ed.
p. cm.
Originally published: Hockney: the biography. London: Century,
the Random House Group, 2011
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Hockney, David. 2. Artists—Great Britain—Biography. I. Hockney, David. II. Title.
N6797.H57S95 2012
740.92—dc23 [B] 2011041629
ISBN 978-0-385-53590-8 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-38553955-5 (eBook)
First American Edition
v3.1
This book is dedicated to the memory of Dominic Elliott,
who died far too young.
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROLOGUE
1: MY PARENTS AND MYSELF
2: THE BLUE GUITAR
3: PAPER POOLS
4: SANTA MONICA BLVD.
5: MULHOLLAND DRIVE
6: PARADE
7: DRAWING WITH A CAMERA
8: HOCKNEY PAINTS THE STAGE
9: A WALK ROUND THE HOTEL COURTYARD, ACATLAN
10: PEARBLOSSOM HWY.
11: THE ROAD TO MALIBU
12: TENNIS
13: VERY NEW PAINTINGS
14: GARROWBY HILL
15: SECRET KNOWLEDGE
16: GEORGE AND MARY CHRISTIE
17: THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING IN WOLDGATE
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ILLUSTRATIONS
Other Books by This Author
ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
Two Anglers by a River, William Hogarth, courtesy of Getty Images 1.1
Henry Geldzahler and David Hockney at Arthur Lambert’s house on
Fire Island, courtesy of Arthur Lambert 1.2
‘My Parents Posing for My Parents and Myself’, 1977, photograph ©
David Hockney 1.3
‘Self-portrait with Maurice Payne’, London, 1977, photograph © David
Hockney 1.4
Billy Wilder, 1976, lithograph, edition of 43, 38 × 28″ © David
Hockney / Gemini G.E.L. 1.5
‘Gregory posing for Model with Unfinished Self-Portrait’, 1977,
photograph © David Hockney 2.1
David Hockney and Ron Kitaj pose nude for the New Review, January-
February 1977 2.2
David Hockney applies colour pulp with a turkey baster into cookie-
cutter mould for Steps with Shadow from his Paper Pools series,
Tyler Workshop Ltd. paper mill, Bedford Village, New York, 1978.
Gelatin silver photograph by Lindsay Green, courtesy of the
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased with the
assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund, 2002 3.1
Mother, Bradford, 19th Feb. 1978, sepia ink on paper, 14 × 11″ © David
Hockney. Photo credit: Richard Schmidt. Collection: The David
Hockney Foundation 4.1
Celia Elegant, 1979, lithograph, edition of 100, 40 × 29″ © David
Hockney / Gemini G.E.L. 4.2
David Hockney (left) and models Ann and Byron Upton playing cards
during break with painted and unpainted trial proofs on walls,
Tyler Graphics Ltd. artist’s studio, Bedford Village, New York,
1978. Gelatin silver photograph by Kenneth Tyler, courtesy of the
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased with the
assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund, 2002 4.3
Laura Hockney watching David Hockney at work on a painting of her,
1979, photograph courtesy of Jerry Sohn 4.4
Mo + Lisa McDermott, Los Angeles, 5 th March 1982, composite
polaroid, 31½ × 23¼″ © David Hockney. Photo credit: Richard
Schmidt 5.1
Ian Falconer, photograph courtesy of Jerry Sohn 6.1
Two Figures. China, 1981, sepia ink on paper, 12½ × 10″ © David
Hockney 6.2
Detail from Hotel at Sian, China, 1981, watercolour on paper, 14 × 17″
© David Hockney. Photo credit: Christie’s 6.3
Untitled, 1983, charcoal on canvas, 36 × 60″ © David Hockney
Collection, The David Hockney Foundation 8.1
Self Portrait with Cigarette, 1983, charcoal on paper, 30 × 22½″ ©
David Hockney Collection, The David Hockney Foundation 8.2
David Hockney registering a prepared Mylar sheet for his 16-colour
Views of Hotel Well I lithograph from the Moving Focus series, Tyler
Graphics Ltd. artist’s studio, Bedford Village, New York, 1984.
Black and white photograph by Jim McHugh, courtesy of the
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Kenneth Tyler, 2002
9.1
Charlie Scheips, 1986, photograph courtesy of Charlie Scheips 10.1
David Hockney with Pearblossom Hwy., photograph courtesy of Jerry
Sohn 10.2
David Hockney with Stanley, photograph courtesy of Jerry Sohn 11.1
Invitation to the Hogmanay party, 1987–88, photograph by Camilla
McGrath 11.2
A kilted David Hockney at the Hogmanay party, photograph by Camilla
McGrath 11.3
Yes. Another Sea Picture, 1989, rubber stamp, uni-paint marker, laser
copy, uni-ball pen, 8½ × 17″ © David Hockney 12.1
Jonathan Silver at the 1853 Gallery, standing in front of Tennis,
photograph © YPN Yorkshire Post 12.2
Tennis, 1989, xerox, collage, construction paper, felt marker, 8½ × 14″
each (9 original plates) © David Hockney 12.3
John Fitzherbert, Dec 31st, 1993, crayon on paper, 30¼ × 22½″ ©
David Hockney. Photo credit: Richard Schmidt 12.4
Jonathan Silver, Dec 30th, 1993, crayon on paper, 30¼ × 22½″ ©
David Hockney. Photo credit: Richard Schmidt 13.1
Henry Geldzahler, 1994, crayon on paper (sketchbook), 13 × 10¼″ ©
David Hockney 13.2
Paul Joyce. London. 2nd June 1999, pencil and white crayon on grey
paper using a camera lucida, 15 × 15″ © David Hockney. Photo
credit: Steve Oliver Collection, The David Hockney Foundation
14.1
Mum, 1999, pencil on paper (sketchbook), 12½ × 19½″ © David
Hockney 15.1
Detail from The Great Wall, 2000, colour laser copies on 18 panels (96
× 48″ each) 96 × 864″ overall © David Hockney. Photo credit:
Richard Schmidt Collection, The David Hockney Foundation 15.2
Lucian Freud, 2002, ink on paper, 24 × 18⅛″ © David Hockney. Photo
credit: Prudence Cuming Associates. Collection: National Portrait
Gallery, London 16.1
David Hockney amused by a local newspaper headline: SEX TRADE MOVES
TO LEAFY SUBURBS, ‘Wetwang, East Yorkshire, July 9th 2006’. Photo
credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima 17.1
Invitation to David Hockney’s 70th birthday dinner, photograph by
Christopher Simon Sykes 17.2
David Hockney and his birthday cake, in the entrance hall of Sledmere
House, photograph by Christopher Simon Sykes 17.3
David Hockney and his siblings performing ‘Wild Woodbines’,
photograph by Christopher Simon Sykes 17.4
The warehouse studio in Bridlington, photograph by Christopher Simon
Sykes 17.5
David Hockney working on the iPad, photograph by Christopher Simon
Sykes 17.6
A notice in the Bridlington studio, photograph by Christopher Simon
Sykes 17.7
1134, 2012, iPad drawing © David Hockney 17.8