Lightroom, the London production house that developed the exhibition with David Hockney, has taken David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) from its London home to a US debut at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). The show is an immersive, gallery-size projection that lets visitors see the world as if through Hockney's eyes.
London run
The exhibition opened at Lightroom, King's Cross, London, on 22 February 2023, with a run then scheduled to 1 October 2023 (per a visitor's review published in April 2023). The review describes people seated in the hall surrounded by a riot of Hockney colour, with projected imagery filling the walls. Per the MFAH, audiences in the UK and Asia have already experienced the co-production with Lightroom.
Houston presentation
The MFAH presents the show from 7 March to 6 September 2027, its first showing for US audiences. The museum organises the US presentation in association with Lightroom and Paquin Entertainment Group.
- Format: a 50-minute journey through 60 years of Hockney's work.
- Structure: Hockney narrates six themed chapters.
- Access: visitors can enter the projection environment at any time and experience the continually unfolding cycle.
- Companion works: other Hockney works are shown alongside, including The Four Seasons, Woldgate Woods video cycle (2010-11) and works on paper.
