British artist David Hockney, a leading figure in contemporary and pop art, has died at his London home at the age of 88. LONDON: British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday (Jun 12). Tributes poured in for the 1960s pop art pioneer who established himself as a globally renowned painter and master draughtsman and kept painting,