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David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)

David Hockney stands in his new immersive work.

Feb 22 – Apr 23, 2023
12, Lewis Cubitt Square, London N1C 4DY, United Kingdom

David Hockney is 85 and has been painting for 65 years, yet he’s never off trend. Take the drawings he created during lockdown. They were meant for a couple of close friends and they ended up gracing gallery walls around the world. Now he’s fiddling with large-scale projection and virtual reality for a new space called Lightroom, where soaring 36-foot ceilings and 28 projectors come together to showcase six decades of Hockney’s art. The exhibition consists of six themed cycles, with commentary by the artist himself. After all, Hockney recently told The Times, “Imagine what Picasso could have done with an iPad.” —Elena Clavarino

Photo: Justin Sutcliffe/courtesy of Lightroom