The Largest Survey of David Hockney Prints Lands in Palm Springs

Even at 87, David Hockney’s appetite for new tools is ever-growing. Heralded as Britain’s most celebrated living artist, his works reframe conventional notions of technology and ways of being. Countering this cold, metallic reputation with vibrant expressions of humanity and wonder, Hockney reminds us that, sometimes, invention is as simple as seeing the world in a new light.

This spirit takes center stage in a new retrospective exhibition on view at Palm Springs Art Museum until March 31, 2025. From his Xerox experiments in the 1980s to his more recent, pandemic-era iPad drawings, the show, fittingly titled Perspectives Should Be Reversed, presents nearly 200 works produced over the course of Hockney’s illustrious career, delving into his knack for the digital and boundary-pushing approaches to fine art.

A scholar of Picasso, a powerful command of color and perspectives threads through the showcase of prints, collages, photographs and digital compositions. In the titular work “Perspectives Should Be Reversed,” for example, Hockney depicts a scene of friends gathered around a red table. While most of the figures are faced away from the audience, the scene appears to be moving toward the viewer rather than away. Additional standouts include “25th June 2022, Looking at the Flowers,” a digital double-self portrait whose bright walls are echoed throughout the gallery space, and 40-foot-long drawings that chronicle the changing seasons in the Normandy countryside.

“To many, David Hockney is the most important artist working today. His images take us on a journey through country roads and gardens and let us view his exploration of perspective,” said Portland-based collector Jordan Schnitzer, whom the selection hails from. “Whether it was Xerox prints, Polaroid photographs, or on the iPad, Hockney’s eye and hand create some of the most intriguing and beautiful art ever made.”

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