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Was it a social crutch? A Freudian response to his father? And why did he take such delight in writing to the Guardian about it all? <br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/gallery\/2026\/jun\/12\/david-hockney-a-life-in-pictures\">David Hockney \u2013 a life in pictures<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/fashion\/2026\/jun\/12\/david-hockney-genius-for-fashion-peroxide-tweed\">David Hockney\u2019s genius for fashion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Hockney\u2019s last self-portrait that went on show while he lived, in 2025\u2019s Paris retrospective, has a Droste effect: the figure holds a picture in which the figure holds a picture. Between the fingers of one hand, a paintbrush; of the other, a cigarette. He could have been smoking and smoking and smoking into infinity. That\u2019s the elemental truth of the work, and even while that turned out not to be literally true \u2013 he died this week, aged 88 \u2013 he gave it his best shot.<\/p>\n<p>The painting is titled Play within a Play within a Play and Me with a Cigarette, and it got him into a scrap with the authorities of the Paris Metro, who said a photo of it couldn\u2019t be used to advertise the show, since it contravened regulations \u2013 it is a pretty common rule that you\u2019re not allowed to glamorise smoking lest you influence the young. \u201cThe bossiness of those in charge of our lives knows no limits,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cArt has always been a path to free expression and this is a dismal [decision].\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2026\/jun\/13\/david-hockney-smoking-paris-metro-freudian\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2026\/jun\/13\/david-hockney-smoking-paris-metro-freudian\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\">Read More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/589136a176df3e591e277226d2f88658bc6c9e51\/0_549_1408_1126\/master\/1408.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=33d718014823d1dd25f9b0278297e245\" title=\"\u2018He outlived four of his doctors\u2019: David Hockney\u2019s lifelong love of smoking \u2013 and the 2,000 cigarettes he kept at home \u2018for emergencies\u2019\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His passion got him into scraps with the Paris Metro and numerous other bodies. 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