2027 would have marked the 90th birthday of one of Britain’s most celebrated artists, David Hockney. Throughout 2025 and into 2026, Tate Britain was working on a major project with the artist to mark this milestone anniversary.

Following David Hockney’s death in June 2026, Tate Britain is honoured to present the culmination of that project: an exhibition charting seven decades of the artist’s work, focusing on the joys and complexities of love and friendship.

Visitors will discover the crucial role that family, friends, and lovers played in Hockney’s visual storytelling, and how the artist’s engagement with intimacy, vulnerability and human connection informed the evolution of his art.

Featuring over 200 works, the exhibition spans the full breadth of Hockney’s extraordinary career. It ranges from trailblazing 1960s explorations of queer love and desire to tender depictions of his parents, and recent works exploring private moments in Hockney’s home and studio. The exhibition will also delve into Hockney’s close relationships with fellow artists as they play out through creative dialogues.

A diverse range of styles and mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and moving images will be on display, showcasing Hockney’s inventiveness, creative daring and technical innovation.