Giant of British art David Hockney dies aged 88 after decades inspired by southern California
Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, has died at the age of 88, his publicist has announced. Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in Southern California, making its sun-drenched suburban views a major motif. Later…