Multiple Australian outlets recall a remark by British artist David Hockney made at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. In the lead-up to that show, Hockney said he would keep working “’til I fall over,” indicating he intended to continue painting for as long as he could. The later accounts describe him as following through on that statement, framing his final years as a continuation of his long-running artistic practice rather than a pause or retirement. The articles do not present new, specific details about particular works or dates beyond the reference to the 2016 exhibition opening, but they use that quote to summarize his working approach at the end of his life. Overall, the reporting emphasizes consistency between Hockney’s stated intention and his actions, presenting it as a throughline across his career culminating in ongoing work up to his death. The sources are aligned in attributing the same 2016 quotation and in describing him as remaining committed to painting until the end.
David Hockney continued painting until the end, according to retrospective accounts
Multiple Australian outlets recall a remark by British artist David Hockney made at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. In the lead-up to that show, Hockney said he would keep working...
- David Hockney said at an Australia exhibition opening in 2016, “I’m just going to go on working ’til I fall over.”
- The outlets report that he continued working to the end of his life.
- All sources frame the 2016 quote as reflecting his ongoing commitment to painting.
- The articles are retrospective and do not add differing accounts about the quote’s circumstances.
“I’m just going to go on working ’til I fall over,” said the renowned British artist at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. He did just that.
2 months ago“I’m just going to go on working ’til I fall over,” said the renowned British artist at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. He did just that.
2 months ago“I’m just going to go on working ’til I fall over,” said the renowned British artist at the opening of his exhibition in Australia in 2016. He did just that.
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