H, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Price On Request transitions

transitions

but a part of a larger performative critique of the systems that govern art production

23¼ h × 16 w in (59 × 41 cm)

which existed both as a physical showroom in Croydon

H, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 Price On Request transitionsDavid Hockney's letter H comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. Two H's converse on the sheet: a small, neat green outline capital at upper left and, sprawling across the page, a large cursive lowercase h sprayed in soft rose so its edges dissolve into mist Hockney setting hard geometry against pure atmosphere. Hockney's Alphabet was conceived by the poet