David Hockney Sumo

This Taschen SUMO publication of A Bigger Book is a majestic visual survey of David Hockney RA’s career from 1953 to 2016.

Hockney takes stock of more than 60 years of work, from his teenage days at art school up to his recent extensive series of portraits, iPad drawings, and Yorkshire landscapes. Never before has Hockney’s oeuvre been published in such scope, with such investment from the artist, and on such an astonishing, immersive scale.

Limited to 9000 collector's edition copies, each copy has been individually signed by David Hockney. It features 498 full-colour pages with 13 fold-outs and comes with an adjustable bookstand in bold primary colours designed by Marc Newson and an illustrated 680-page chronology book.

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Material Hardback
Dimensions 105 x 22 x 70cm
No. of Illustrations Over 450
No. of Pages 498
SKU 02085226

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Product story

“Working on this book, I see quite how much I have done... I know the book is going to last 100 years, at least.” - David Hockney RA

A Bigger Book takes you from Hockney's student days at Bradford School of Art through London in the Swinging Sixties, to sun-saturated California cool in the 70s then his recent portraits, iPad drawings and Yorkshire landscapes, as featured in the 2012 blockbuster exhibition at the Royal Academy A Bigger Picture.

The book features key works such as A Bigger Grand Canyon, Bigger Trees near Warter, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy and A Bigger Splash.

Watch David Hockney present the book below:

 

SUMO Friends offer Terms & Conditions: Friends of the RA can use their 10% discount on the David Hockney: A Bigger Book SUMO limited edition book. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion.

The A Bigger Book monograph takes you from Hockney's student days at Bradford School of Art through London in the Swinging Sixties, to sun-saturated California cool in the 70s then his recent portraits, iPad drawings and Yorkshire landscapes, as featured in the 2012 blockbuster exhibition at the Royal Academy A Bigger Picture.

The book includes key works such as A Bigger Grand Canyon, Bigger Trees near Warter, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy and A Bigger Splash.

This SUMO limited collector's edition of 9000 copies which have been individually hand signed by David Hockney. It has 498 full colour pages and 13 fold-outs, and comes with an adjustable bookstand in bold primary colours designed by Marc Newson and an illustrated 680 page chronology book.

Experience the making of A Bigger Book:

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