Watch Love's Presentation (1968) Online

'Love's Presentation' may be a time capsule of a rising art-world star, but it also pokes fun at the perspective of a celebrity profile. In its opening sequence, an antsy-looking Hockney squirms as a narrator reads aloud critic Jasia Reichardt’s introduction to his star persona. Scott’s portrait of Hockney is more expansive, spurning the growing popular image of the artist in favor of following him at work; He’s described the film as a “how-to” documentary. Filmed in April '66 in Hockney’s ground-floor apartment and studio, Hockney himself improvised the narration while watching the film. We watch the artist carve delicate lines into the plates, submerge them in an acid bath outside his window, then wipe his hands on the window curtains... A rare, relaxed close-up on Hockney’s creative process. Read More

Watch Love's Presentation online. Featuring David Hockney, Love's Presentation is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 1968. Love's Presentation was directed by Barney Platts-Mills,James Scott. Read Less