Renowned U.K. artist David Hockney dies at 88

British artist David Hockney, considered one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant color, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday. Describing Hockney as "one of the most important figures in contemporary art in both the 20th and 21st centuries," the Bolton & Quinn public relations firm confirmed to CBS News in a statement that he had "passed away peacefully at home" in London on Thursday. …