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In it, Hockney takes stock of \u003c\/span\u003emore than 60 years of work\u003cspan\u003e, from his teenage days at art school up to his recent extensive series of portraits, iPad drawings, and Yorkshire landscapes. \u003c\/span\u003eNever before has Hockney’s oeuvre been published in such scope\u003cspan\u003e, with such investment from the artist, and on such an astonishing, immersive scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover, 50 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in.), 498 pages, 13 fold-outs, with an adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Bigger Book,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASCHEN’s SUMO-sized David Hockney monograph\u003c\/strong\u003e, is as spectacular in format as it is in scope. In it, the artist takes stock of more than 60 years of work, from his teenage days at the Bradford School of Art, through his breakthrough in 1960s Swinging London, life by Los Angeles pools in the 1970s, up to his recent extensive series of portraits, iPad drawings, and Yorkshire landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever before has Hockney’s oeuvre been published on such an astonishing and immersive scale.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAs each page unfurls in a blaze of blues, pinks, greens, and oranges, we are spellbound both by the artist’s vibrancy as a colorist and his extraordinary sense of the conditions of the world that surrounds us. 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These major paintings are joined by the artist’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edrawings, photo-composites, multi-perspective collages, stage designs, multi-camera video works, and iPad drawings\u003c\/strong\u003e, each a panoply of looking and showing in different styles and media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"description\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHockney himself is present in every aspect of the publication\u003c\/strong\u003e. He collaborated closely through all production stages and conceived of this book as a purely visual survey of more than 450 works prefaced by a handwritten programmatic statement. As an artist who rarely looks back,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe vast volume is as much his own personal review as it is a definitive record for art lovers all over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e. “I don’t tend to live in the past,” he comments, “Working on this book, I see quite how much I have done.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book’s sumptuous portfolio is supplemented by an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eillustrated chronology of more than 600 pages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003econtextualizing Hockney’s art with drawings, graphic work, portrait photos, and text based on the artist’s own writings as well as contemporary reviews.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Bigger Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis presented on a Marc Newson bookstand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited Collector’s Edition of 9,000 signed copies, each with a Marc Newson bookstand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 50 x 70 cm, 498 pages, 13 fold-outs, with an adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistance between each leg: 86 cm (34 in.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: 78 x 62.5 cm (31 x 27 in.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight when positioned horizontally: 90 cm (35 in.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight when in display position: back 98 cm (39 in.), front 83 cm (33 in.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Book Therapy \/ Slovart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39850573037610,"sku":"9783836507875","price":79490.0,"currency_code":"CZK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1538\/3583\/products\/hockney_su_gb_3d_02641_1609081628_id_02.jpg?v=1648553667","url":"https:\/\/booktherapy.cz\/products\/david-hockney-a-bigger-book-limited-edition","provider":"Book Therapy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}