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David Hockney – The Song of the Earth brings David Hockney’s work into dialogue with that of other artists, including Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch and the Nordic Symbolists Albert Edelfelt and Konrad Mägi. Fascinated by music, Hockney explores how painting can evoke sound, rhythm and emotion. Gustav Mahler’s symphonic work The Song of the Earth provides the poetic thread — an echo of the profound connection between humankind, nature and the earth that runs through his oeuvre.
The book presents an exceptional ensemble of recent works by the internationally renowned British artist, ranging from monumental landscapes to digital iPad creations. These digital paintings show how Hockney embraces new technologies as a fully-fledged artistic medium. By combining tradition and innovation, he translates nuances of light and colour into images that seem to be in perpetual motion.
David Hockney – The Song of the Earth is an invitation to look, to feel and to immerse yourself in Hockney’s world — a world full of energy, imagination and a renewed sense of wonder for nature.
The book is published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Mons, Belgium.
Isabelle Cahn (ed.)
Xavier Roland, Anna Stoll Knecht, Irene Reinhardt, Ted Gott, Caroline Dumoulin, Laura Gutman, Jean Frémon
Hardcover
224 p.
160 ill.
230 x 280 mm
English
ISBN 978-94-6436-832-1
Also available in French and Dutch
FR: ISBN 978-94-6436-830-7
NL: ISBN 978-94-6436-831-4
Publication date: 29 October 2025
David Hockney – The Song of the Earth brings David Hockney’s work into dialogue with that of other artists, including Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch and the Nordic Symbolists Albert Edelfelt and Konrad Mägi. Fascinated by music, Hockney explores how painting can evoke sound, rhythm and emotion. Gustav Mahler’s symphonic work The Song of the Earth provides the poetic thread — an echo of the profound connection between humankind, nature and the earth that runs through his oeuvre.
The book presents an exceptional ensemble of recent works by the internationally renowned British artist, ranging from monumental landscapes to digital iPad creations. These digital paintings show how Hockney embraces new technologies as a fully-fledged artistic medium. By combining tradition and innovation, he translates nuances of light and colour into images that seem to be in perpetual motion.
David Hockney – The Song of the Earth is an invitation to look, to feel and to immerse yourself in Hockney’s world — a world full of energy, imagination and a renewed sense of wonder for nature.
The book is published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Mons, Belgium.
Isabelle Cahn (ed.)
Xavier Roland, Anna Stoll Knecht, Irene Reinhardt, Ted Gott, Caroline Dumoulin, Laura Gutman, Jean Frémon
Hardcover
224 p.
160 ill.
230 x 280 mm
English
ISBN 978-94-6436-832-1
Also available in French and Dutch
FR: ISBN 978-94-6436-830-7
NL: ISBN 978-94-6436-831-4
Publication date: 29 October 2025