Topic: David Hockney

Artist David Hockney's Assistant Died, and, Yes, There's a British Mystery

Reuters

Dominic Elliott, the 23-year-old personal assistant to David Hockney — arguably Britain's greatest living artist — is dead. Authorities have suddenly out natural causes, and so this is the stuff of British tabloid fodder, to be sure.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 3, 2012

Spatwatch

David Hockney Reminds Damien Hirst That He Doesn't Use Assistants

The Players: David Hockney, British superstar artist revered and known by many for his swimming pool paintings; Damien Hirst, British superstar artist known for his "factory" of assistants and that $100 million platinum skull.

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