“Most movies pale in comparison to the books they were adapted from. The same can be said of most prints, which are rarely as resonant as the paintings and drawings they’re often derived from. But every once in a while an artist comes along who treats the medium of printmaking as if it’s just as rich with possibilities as any other art form. Warhol was one of those artists. So was Picasso. And the same can be said of David Hockney, who has made such inventive use of so many types of printmaking that it’s impossible to think of his printed images as anything other than originals: unique achievements whose multilayered magnificence encourages onlookers to see the world with fresh eyes — sharply and sensitively and as if every blade of grass mattered.
In an exhibition opening Nov. 23 at Palm Springs Art Museum, more than 180 prints that Hockney has made over the past 60 years give visitors the opportunity to dive deeply into the artist’s vision. That’s a real treat…”
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