The death of legendary artist David Hockney at the age of 88 was announced today, but the BBC misreported the news in one of its TV bulletins – and it went unnoticed.
Artist David Hockney has died at the age of 88 (Image: PA Archives/PA Images)
great artist David Hockney died today at the age of 88Due to which a wave of mourning ran in the art world World.
But instead of reporting the ‘death’ of one of the most successful British artists of all time BBC In a report shown in a huge banner on the TV screen, he mistakenly said that he had ‘resigned’.
The mistake was immediately recognized by viewers – one shared a photo of the error on Twitter, captioned simply with the words “Errrr @BBCNews”.
Other social media users were quick to comment, with one posting: “Unfortunate caption error on BBC News… RIP David Hockney.” Another wrote: “Immediately followed by: “BBC news producer resigns.”
A third asked: ‘Resignation from life?’ A fourth commented: “This is the right thing to do, his status as an artist is now untenable as he *checks news*…died. Do you think the BBC might be a little too addicted to political drama?”
While a fifth urged the BBC to apologise, saying: “David Hockney died and BBC news says it all together. I hope they apologize to his family. @BBCbreaking Why is the @BBC so useless?”
Offering a theory as to why the error occurred, another mirror The BBC has been contacted for comment on this story.
In another mistake, David Hockney’s granddaughter Scarlett Clark accidentally swore during a live segment.
“He just said enjoy what you like and draw it and yes just fuck everyone,” she said, as she immediately realized her mistake and apologized profusely.
Earlier in the day, Hockney’s publicist said he would be resting peacefully at home tomorrow. A statement said: “David Hockney, the renowned British artist who was one of the most important figures of contemporary art in the 20th and 21st centuries, died peacefully at home on 11 June 2026, a month before his 89th birthday.”
It continued: “David Hockney’s enduring legacy reflects his inherent zest for life, his excellent sense of humour, his immense generosity and his investigative curiosity synthesized by his signature phrase, Love Life. Details of the memorials will be given in due course.”
Born in Bradford in 1937 and one of five children, Hockney sold his father’s first painting for £10 in 1957, after leaving school.
He went on to study at the Royal College of Art and dedicated himself to improving his drawing skills at art school, although he clashed with some of the posh students.
But it was his move to Los Angeles in 1964 that brought about the decisive change in his work that truly cemented his reputation as one of the most important contemporary artists of all time.
“The moment I arrived in America, I thought ‘This is the place’,” he once said, “I was attracted to California, which I didn’t know… because I thought this place would excite me. There’s no doubt that it had a lot to do with sex.”
Hockney moved back to Yorkshire in early 2002 and has suffered some health problems in recent years. But he said he would be happy as long as he continued painting. It was believed that he continued painting for six hours a day until his death.
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