Hockney or hackneyed... Has Britain's greatest art rebel los

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David Hockney in his Normandy studio earlier this year with his latest iPad landscapes that are going on show at the RA next week
(© David Hockney)
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t’s hard to give David Hockney an absolutely bad review. Taking a brutal swipe at this 83-year-old national treasure would feel like kicking an elderly relative. Hockney is one of the people who got us where we are today, part of that great levelling Sixties wave, on a par with The Beatles. With his droll Yorkshire charm – perfect for TV – and witty visual games-playing, Hockney gave modern art the common touch. But has the man who made contemporary art accessible to millions become a deeply conservative – and pretty dull – artist?

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