Watch Jack Hazan's 1974 Feature Length Film "A Bigger Splash" About David Hockney And His Muse

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A Bigger Splash is a 1973 (sometimes cited as 1974) British biographical documentary film about David Hockney's lingering breakup with his then partner Peter Schlesinger, from 1970 to 1973. Directed by Jack Hazan, and edited by David Mingay, it has music by Patrick Gowers. Featuring many of Hockney's circle, it includes designers Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark, artist Patrick Procktor, gallery owner John Kasmin and museum curator Henry Geldzahler. It is a fly on the wall documentary, intercut with fictionalised and fantasy elements. It was groundbreaking and remains notable for its treatment of gay themes and its insights into his life and work during an important period in Hockney's life. The film takes its title from A Bigger Splash, perhaps Hockney's best known Californian swimming pool picture. Hockney was initially shocked by its intimacy but later changed his mind. Click here to watch.

Pre-Order Autre's Next Print Issue Featuring David Hockney, Richard Hell, Alan Vega And More

Pre-order Autre's exciting next issue with a rare cover story on DAVID HOCKNEY who talks about life in Los Angeles and the vanity of being an artist, interviews with punk legends RICHARD HELL and the late ALAN VEGA, WAYNE COYNE of The Flaming Lips talks about his new album and Kurt Cobain, an exclusive chat with RYAN MCGINLEY and NOBUYOSHI ARAKI, a nightlife exploration featuring images from ELLEN VON UNWERTH'S birthday party with guests MARILYN MANSON and B. ÅKERLUND, and a conversation with 70s nightlife photographer MERYL MEISLER, and prose from award-winning author OTTESSA MOSHFEGH. Click here to pre-oder. photograph by Michael Childers

The Vanity Of An Artist: Read Our Exclusive Interview Of Legendary Artist David Hockney On The Occasion Of His Exhibition At The Royal Academy of Arts

At almost 80 years old, David Hockney – who is perhaps the world’s most famous living artist – is more productive than ever. We got a rare chance to visit his busy, paint-splattered and cigarette-littered studio tucked away in the hills of Los Angeles. We had an in-depth conversation over multiple boxes of his favorite brands of cigarettes – Camel Wides and Davidoff, which he keeps cartons of in a drawer marked ‘first aid’ – just between 'sketchbooks' and 'rulers.' Hockey is an avid supporter of smoker’s rights – even in the face of the ocean of studies and laws surrounding the lethality of smoking cigarettes. Hockney can list a number of famous artists that smoked and lived long lives. Indeed, Hockney is a true bon vivant – the last of a breed of artists that lived through multiple generations of bohemia and decadence. Click here to read more.