Gregory Evans
Contents
1976

Friends

At the very start of the year, Hockney takes two weeks to drive cross-country, from New York to Los Angeles, with Gregory Evans; in March, the pair make a trip to Australia [NESTED]and New Zealand. In L.A., Hockney works with Gemini G.E.L. on a series of lithographs, Friends—highly precise portraits of Evans, the fashion model Joe MacDonald, and American film director Billy Wilder, among others.

Joe McDonald, 1976
Joe McDonald, 1976
Gregory Evans posing for his portrait, GA-051 p. 42
Gregory Evans, 1976
Billy Wilder, 1976
Joe McDonald
Gregory Evans
Brooke Hopper
Mo McDermott
Nicholas Wilder
Billy Wilder
Henry Geldzahler with Hat
Michael Crichton
Donald Cribb
Small Head of Gregory
Peter Schlesinger
Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy
Henry Seated with Tulips
Henry at Table
Sidney in His Office
Gregory Reclining
Gregory with Gym Socks
Henry in his Office
Henry with Cigar
Henry Reading the Newspaper
Maurice with Flowers
See Friends (Gemini G.E.L. 1976 Portfolio)

Twenty Photographic Pictures

Hockney’s exercises in close observation have him once more ruminating on photography and its representational limits relative to painting. His output as a photographer, which he typically gathers in albums of his source imagery and daily life, attracts connoisseurs to his portfolio Twenty Photographic Pictures shown at Sonnabend Gallery in New York.

John St. Clair Swimming, April 1972 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney", 1976
Pink Hose, May 1974 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Steps Into Water, May 1975 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
My Parents, Bradford, July 1975 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Two Lemons and Four Limes, Santa Monica, 1971 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Peter Showering, Paris, July 1975 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
The Pacific Ocean at Malibu, April 1973 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
A Neat Window, Santa Monica, April 1973 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Jean in the Luxembourg Gardens, June 1974 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Tennis Court, Berkeley, November 1971 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Hollywood Window, April 1973 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Sur Le Motif, May 1974 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Henry Avoiding the Sun, August 1975 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Pretty Tulips, February 1970 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Yves-Marie Asleep, May 1974 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Peter Washing, Belgrade, September 1970 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Still Life with Hats, August 1973 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Tidied Up Beach, Viareggio, August 1973 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
John St. Clair Swimming, April 1972 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
The Pines, Fire Island, August 1975 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"
Herrenhausen, Hannover, May 1970 from "Twenty Photographic Pictures by David Hockney"

David Hockney by David Hockney

Upon its publication, David Hockney by David Hockney: My Early Years, 25 hours of the artist’s musings on life and art recorded over three days and redacted into book form by editor Nikos Stangos, exceeds sales [NESTED]expectations, requiring a second printing within the year. Hockney admits to close friends that he hadn’t realized his “autobiography” would bring such public scrutiny.

The book has been an enormous success here, and overpraised almost everywhere. It’s put me off going to parties—the last one I went to a lady told me she had three copies given for Christmas, I laughed but I can’t face talking about it to another person.

The book has been an enormous success here, and overpraised almost everywhere. It’s put me off going to parties—the last one I went to a lady told me she had three copies given for Christmas, I laughed but I can’t face talking about it to another person.

David Hockney by David Hockney
Fire Island Interior
GA-051 p. 22
GA-052 p. 18
GA-051 p. 43

Exhibitions

Solo

  • David Hockney, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark (Feb 7–Mar 7).
  • Works with the Eye, Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (May 11–29).
  • Drawings and Paintings 1960–1965, Waddington Galleries, London, UK (Nov 2–27); catalogue.
  • Twenty Photographic Pictures, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY, USA (opens Dec 1, 1976).

Group

  • Drawing Now 1955–1975, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA (Jan 21–Mar 9), travels internationally; catalogue.
  • Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, R. B. Kitaj, Eduardo Paolozzi, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (May 20–Jul 4); catalogue.

Publication

Publication

  • Arte Inglese Oggi 1960–1976, British Council, Comune di Milano, Milan.
  • David Hockney Obra Grafica 1961–74, Galeria Eude, Barcelona.
  • David Hockney Prints, Australian National Gallery, Canberra.
  • Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, R.B. Kitaj, Eduardo Paolozzi, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.
  • Pop Art in England: Beginnings of a new Figuration, Kunstverein, Hamburg.
  • The Human Clay: An Exhibition Selected by R B Kitaj, by Ronald B. Kitaj, London.
  • David Hockney by David Hockney, My Early Years, edited by Nikos Stangos, London: Thames & Hudson.