Articles by Simon Mckeown (1 total)

David Hockney – the artist who forced Britain to make room for colour, joy and queerness
Simon Mckeown

David Hockney – the artist who forced Britain to make room for colour, joy and queerness

David Hockney’s legacy lies not only in colour, pleasure and innovation, but in the way he challenged class prejudice, homophobia, ageism and cultural gatekeeping by insisting that seeing itself is active, generous and political.