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All art is contemporary, if it's alive, and if it's not alive, what's the point of it?
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
Collagist
Draftsperson
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Graphic Artist
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Lithographer
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Bradford
Yorkshire
Contemporary
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