Loves Presentation

Loves Presentation may be a time capsule of a rising artworld star but it also pokes fun at the perspective of a celebrity profile In its opening sequence an antsylooking Hockney squirms as a narrator reads aloud critic Jasia Reichardts introduction to his star persona Scotts portrait of Hockney is more expansive spurning the growing popular image of the artist in favor of following him at work Hes described the film as a howto documentary Filmed in April 66 in Hockneys groundfloor 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 closeup on Hockneys creative process