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Anyway I feel myself a bit on the edge on the art world, but I don't mind, I'm just pursuing my work in a very excited way. And there isn't really a mainstream anymore, is there?

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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