David Hockney's beautifully complicated relationship with photography

The Getty Museum celebrates the British artist's 80th birthday with a two-part exhibition of rarely seen works

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by Lauren Hansen

July 11, 2017

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David Hockney

"Paint Trolley, L.A. 1985"

David Hockney

"Jerry Diving Sunday Feb. 28th 1982"

David Hockney

"Still Life Blue Guitar 4th April 1982"

David Hockney

Pearlblossom Hwy., 11 - 18th April 1986, #2, April 11-18, 1986.

David Hockney

"Nicholas Wilder Studying Picasso. Los Angeles 24th March 1982"

David Hockney

"Blue Terrace Los Angeles March 8th 1982"

David Hockney

"Yellow Chair with Shadow Los Angeles April 18th 1982"

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