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British art 'giant' David Hockney dies aged 88

British artist David Hockney in front of his painting 'Fred and Marcia Weisman' at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, in June 2017
British artist David Hockney in front of his painting 'Fred and Marcia Weisman' at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, in June 2017 © Martin BUREAU / AFP/File

British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.

One of the leading artists involved in the Pop art movement in the 1960s, Hockney established himself as a globally renowned painter and master draughtsman and kept painting, experimenting and exhibiting right up until his death.

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