60 Years And Running

With the launch of a large book on him, British artist David Hockney becomes toast of the book fair, Mei Jia reports in Frankfurt.

'This is my mother ... (and) this is the Las Vegas splash," David Hockney tells an excited crowd at the recent Frankfurt Book Fair while speaking about the subjects of his artworks as he turns the pages of a new book about him.

Wearing a white flap cap, the 79-year-old legendary British artist stands in front of the massive book while reminiscing about his lifetime of creation.