David Hockney in the Now (In Six Minutes) | Art + Film

The story of David Hockney, an artist who is adamant about living life in the now. Thank you to all those who generously provided archival footage including The Andy Warhol Museum.
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Over the decade, with the establishment of the Art+Film initiative, LACMA has dedicated resources to producing short documentary films on artists including John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Barbara Kruger, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, Catherine Opie, Betye Saar, that are directed by outside filmmakers. By producing and commissioning work from emerging and mid-career filmmakers such as Lance Accord, Sini Anderson, Pippa Bianco, Dime Davis, Anika Kan Grevstad, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Lisanne Skyler, Christine Turner, Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn, Lucy Walker, and Jessica Yu. LACMA has created a series of short documentaries that have earned official selections and awards at some of the leading international film festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, DOC NYC, Outfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame, Provincetown Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, AFI DOCS, and Tribeca. As LACMA continues to define itself as a place to innovate and set standards for museums around the country, LACMA Productions aims to establish a forum for atypical films about art and artists for our audiences worldwide. It has become more important than ever to create compelling content that can educate and inspire, connecting audiences to the artists of our time.
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He's the fucking best.

[@marytoutlian-fleer2774]

David Hockney is one of my favorite artists. His colours are bright and images crisp. and he depicts perfectly the light in Southern California.

[@takchengsze4719]

A very intelligent man.

[@marygynn3576]

You have inspired me with your joy of painting art is amazing we can all discover something joyous and meaningful in our everyday lives I believe van gogh was happy in the end his paintings had come alive with such colour.

[@AndrewMarloweTV]

Amazing artist

[@markovakristina]

genius video !

[@liemduong9343]

Gorgeous David Hockney

[@kernowarty]

And now he just looks like an old Yorkshire man in a drab grey mack that you would pass on the street and not recognise. Who would know they have just walked by one of the greatest living artists in the World?

[@samdavepollard]

An artist who can draw. Don't get many of them. :-) Thanks for the upload..

[@zuzuribeiro7576]

smart , passionate man..... curious ,,,,, genius

[@robertwalker951]

Ive known him for 40 years he is a gem

[@valentinemichaelsmith8219]

Awesome!

[@urbanrider403]

Just purchased one of the 1972 Olympic poster from a gallery in the Uk,with my wife and kids it’s my most prized possession.

[@amandawilliams581]

Fantastic.

[@yupolch]

inventive and free. that is charming.

[@alittlegreenjean]

i wish i could turn down the music to hear what he is saying.

[@alanbg2278]

Very succinct

[@paolamaccaroni8977]

david i love you

[@jessebrewer2045]

Genius

[@laerciorocha5617]

👏👏👏

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

Bubbles!

[@davidgjeffroy7239]

SPLASH/not waving; but drowning. See all your life before you drown! DGJ.

[@Ukedc259]

Hero

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

David Acne was unaware the kid in his house drank sulfuric acid and died in agony. Right.

[@groovytrips6460]

The music at the end of the video is too laud, it's impossible to hear his words...

[@beaubrummell11]

a great srtist asthe ones weknew before Att becsme s brsnch ofMarketing

[@kurtpedersen7863]

capprichios cubanos Dominicans but realm being a beginners art world is a lot like listening to a Sony Walkman for the first time with the Barber of Seville playing who is this emperor of gizmos go figure!!!?

[@kurtpedersen7863]

I won an art contest I suppose it was a Miro artiguaras exhibit at the nasharmusuem in Durham north Carolina and it was the art of seeing exhibit and I submitted some drawings and I won a Miro eyeglasses case it is exciting as a new artist to be in the top 5artists out of 45million possible solo yeah the art of seeing may need glasses but who see's the best I dunno but I can tell you I am a bit of a rodeo star at oral tobacco my invention I don't give my designate with smoke unless I channel Clement Hurd but those smokes are Candy I do not do candy hot tip Dominican capriccios Cubans vanilla wrappers with lite honey glaze painted on litely yeah!!!???

[@SyedShoaibMahmood]

piffle.

[@FancyFungus]

This comment feels as if you simply wrote what you were thinking without actually taking the time to make it readable. I understand the beggining but get completely lost at the end. Thank you for this intriguing comment Kurt.

[@marioarias9942]

Begging for attention