Art review: David Hockney, Tate Britain, London

Given that the Tate Britain website crashed when booking opened for its David Hockney retrospective, I shouldn’t have been surprised at the Mona Lisa-at-the-Louvre level crowds there to see the work of one of the world’s most popular living artists.

Hockney’s appeal extends beyond the confines of the art world for many reasons, not least his iconic use of colour and the universality of his themes.

All the greatest hits are present and correct in this blockbuster exhibition, a survey of almost 60 years of Hockney’s art.