1976

Howard Hodgkin: forty-five paintings 1949-1975. Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 14 Mar. – 18 Apr. 1976; organised by Arts Council of Great Britain; travelling to Serpentine Gallery, London, 1 – 31 May 1976; Turnpike Gallery, Leigh (Lancs.), 5 – 26 June 1976; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 July – 8 Aug. 1976; Aberdeen Art Gallery, 14 Aug. – 4 Sept. 1976; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 11 Sept. – 3 Oct. 1976; 76p., 49 illus (46 col.); biog., exhibs., bibl.; introd. by Richard Morphet, pp.5-22. Howard Hodgkin prints. Tate Gallery, London, 4 May – 13 June 1976; 2p dupl. typescript (“Description approved by the artist and based on a tape made at the Tate Gallery April 1, 1976.”). Howard Hodgkin: new paintings (9 works). Waddington Galleries II, in association with Kasmin Limited, London, 5 – 28 May 1976; card, 2p., col. Illus, & typescript list of works.

Mark Haworth-Booth: ‘Salon and workshop’ [review of Oxford exhib.], in Times Literary Supplement, 19 Mar. 1976, no.3862, p.318. William Feaver: ‘Hodgkin’s intelligence tests’ [review of Oxford exxhib.], in The Observer, 21 Mar. 1976, p.30. William Packer: ‘Keith Vaughan and Howard Hodgkin’ [incl. review of Oxford exhib.], in Financial Times, 30 Mar. 1976, p.3. Paul Overy: ‘Josef Albers: round and round the square’ [incl. review of Oxford exhib.], in The Times, 30 Mar. 1976, p.14. Lynda Morris: ‘Hodgkin and Caulfield’ [incl. review of Oxford exhib.], in The Listener, 1 Apr. 1976, vol.95 no.2451, p.417. Marina Vaizey: ‘Kaleidoscopes’ [incl. review of Oxford exhib.], in Sunday Times, 4 Apr. 1976, p.39. James Burr: ‘Round the galleries: bold banalities’ [review of Serpentine exhib.], in Apollo, May. 1976, vol.103 no.171, p.444. Bryan Robertson: ‘Art’ [incl. review of Serpentine & Waddington exhibs.], in Harpers & Queen, May 1976, p.76. William Feaver: ‘Arte Milanese’ [incl. review of Oxford exhib.], in Vogue (UK), May 1976, vol.133 no.7 (no.2130), p.16. William Feaver: ‘Over and out’, in Observer, 9 May 1976, p.27. Paul Overy: ‘Moores the pity: time to change the rules?’ [review of Liverpool exhib.], in The Times, 11 May 1976, p.13. Jane Clifford: ‘Exhibition shows patrons generosity’, in Daily Telegraph, 13 May 1976, p.6. Harold Osborne: ‘Howard Hodgkin’ [review of Serpentine exhib.], in Arts Review, 14 May 1976, vol.28 no.10, p.239. John McEwen: ‘Winning’ [incl. review of Waddington, Serpentine & Liverpool exhibs.], in The Spectator, 15 May 1976, vol.236 no.7716, p.29. Richard Cork: ‘Every blob counts!’ [review of Serpentine exhib.], in Evening Standard, 20 May 1976; repr. as ‘Howard Hodgkin’ in Richard Cork: Everything seemed possible: art in the 1970s’, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, 2003, pp.221-224. Marina Vaizey: ‘British understatement’, in Sunday Times, 23 May 1976, p.35. Caroline Tisdall: ‘Howard Hodgkin’ [review of Serpentine exhib.], in The Guardian, 27 May 1976. Barbara Wright: ‘John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 10’, in Arts Review, 28 May 1976, vol.28 no.11, p.264. Richard Morphet: ‘Howard Hodgkin’ [review of Oxford exhib.], in Studio International, May/June 1976, vol.191 no.981, p.297. Bernard Denvir & Lavinia Learmont: ‘London’ [review of Serpentine exhib.], in Art and Artists, June 1976, vol.11 no.3, pp.40-41. Fenella Crichton: ‘London letter’, in Art International, Summer 1976, vol.20 no.6, p.14. Jasia Reichardt: ‘Howard Hodgkin and portraiture’ [review of Newcastle exhib.], in Architectural Design, July 1976, vol.46 no.7, p.444. John McEwen: ‘Howard Hodgkin at the Serpentine Gallery’ [review of London exhib.], in Art in America, July/Aug. 1976, vol.64 no.4, pp.110, 113. Toni del Renzio: ‘Pop’, in Art and Artists, Aug. 1976, vol.11 no.5, pp.14-19 (ref. pp.18-19). William Feaver: ‘The view from Europe: England: Involvement, assiduity and an openness of mind’, in Art News, Oct. 1976, vol.75 no.8, pp.33-35.

Howard Hodgkin: Indian views: a
recorded talk on his paintings with Timothy Hyman. London: The Brirtish Council, 1976.

1975

The British are coming: contemporary British art. De Cordova Museum, Lincoln (MA), 1975. Third Triennale India. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1975.. Art Fair, CAS: Contemporary Art Society (1 work). Mall Galleries, London, 15 – 23 Jan. 1975. British art mid-70s: Englische Kunst Mitte der Siebzigerjahre. Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, 26 Mar. – 25 Apr. 1975; travelling to Forum Leverkusen, 7 – 28 May 1975. British Exhibition Art 6’75 Basel (1 work, illus.). Schweizer Mustermesse, Basel, 18 – 23 June 1975. Howard Hodgkin, Keith Milow and others: opening of New Arnolfini. Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 17 Oct. – 16 Nov. 1975.

Timothy Hyman: ‘Howard Hodgkin’, in Studio International, May – June 1975, vol.189 no.975, pp.180-181, 183, & illus. on p.178 . Timothy Hyman: ‘Howard Hodgkin’ [letter clarifying errors in article in issue of May – June 1975], in Studio International, July – Aug. 1975, vol.190 no.976, p.88. William Feaver: ‘All this and real beer, too’ [incl. review of Bristol exhib.], in The Observer, 19 Oct. 1975. John McEwen: ‘Howard Hodgkin’ [review of Bristol exhib.], in The Spectator, 8 Nov. 1975, no.7689, p.611.

Howard Hodgkin. Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 18 Oct. – 15 Nov. 1975 (PV card).

1974

An exhibition of contemporary British painters and sculptors (1 work; illus.). Lefevre Gallery, London, 18 Apr. – 18 May 1974. A collector’s choice: an exhibition of contemoporary artists (1 work). Peterloo Gallery, Manchester, 3 – 22 May 1974. John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 9 (1 work). Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 13 June – 15 Sept. 1974. “The Last Festival”: Peter Blake’s selection exhibition (2 works). Festival Gallery, Linley House, Bath, 23 Aug. – 14 Sept. 1974. New image in painting: 1st International Biennial Exhibition of Figurative Painting. Tokyo Department Store, Tokyo, 6 – 18 Sept. 1974; touring to Hanshin & Osaka. British painting ’74 (2 works; 1 illus.). Hayward Gallery, London, 26 Sept. – 17 Nov. 1974 (Arts Council of Great Britain touring exhib.), then touring.

Marina Vaizey: ‘The arts: signs of life’, in Sunday Times, 29 Sept. 1974, p.35. Richard Cork: ‘Trapped in the old-boy net’, in Evening Standard, 10 Oct. 1974, pp.24-25.

1973

Howard Hodgkin. Kornblee Gallery, New York, 17 Feb. – 8 Mar. 1973.

John Russell: ‘The English conquest’, in Sunday Times, 11 Feb. 1973, p.27. Marina Vaizey: ‘British allsorts’, in Financial Times, 19 Feb. 1972, p.173. Hilton Kramer: ‘Howard Hodgkin’ [review of New York exhib.], in The New York Times, 24 Feb. 1973, p.25. Gerrit Henry: ‘Reviews and previews’ [incl. review of New York exhib.], in Art News, Mar. 1973, vol.72 no.3, p.75. William Feaver: ‘Hodgkin’s intelligence tests’ [review of Oxford exhib.], in Observer Review, 21 Mar. 1976. Bernard Denvir: ‘London letter’ [incl. review of Paris exhib.], in Art International, Apr. 1973, vol.17 no.4, pp.42-47 (ref. pp.46-47). Ellen Lubell: ‘Howard Hodgkin: Kornblee’ [review of New York exhib.], in Arts Magazine, Apr. 1973, vol.47 no.6, pp.81-82. Sanford Schwarz: ‘New York letter’ [incl. review of New York exhib.], in Art International, May 1973, vol.17 no.5, pp.41-42. Gregory Battcock: ‘New York’ [incl. review of New York exhib.], in Art and Artists, June 1973, vol.8 no.3, pp.50-51. Julien Clay: ‘La peinture anglaise aujourd’hui: Musée municipal d’art moderne Paris’ [review of exhib.], in XX Siècle, Dec. 1973, no.41, pp.174-176.

Exhibition of work by David Hockney and Howard Hodgkin. Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, 1973. La peinture anglaise aujourd’hui (4 works; 2 illus.). Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, 7 Feb. – 11 Mar. 1973; organised by British Council. Henry Moore to Gilbert & George: modern British art from the Tate Gallery (1 work; illus). Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 28 Sept. – 17 Nov. 1973; publ. by Tate Gallery, in collaboration with British Council, for Europalia 73 Great Britain; text on HH by Anne Seymour, pp.107-108.

1972

Arthur Hackney: ‘David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin’ [review of Farnham exhib.], in Arts Review, 25 Feb. 1972, vol.24 no.4, p.105. S. [= Shelagh] Hardie: ‘Howard Hodgkin, John Hoskin’ [review of Bristol exhib.], in Arts Review, 1 July 1972, vol.24 no.13, p.398.