\n David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) will make its US debut at Houston\u2019s Museum of Fine Arts from March 7 to September 6, 2027.\n<\/p>\n
\n The immersive exhibition spotlights the Bradford-born artist\u2019s decades-long career through large-scale projections, offering visitors a vivid journey through his creative evolution.\n<\/p>\n
\n The exhibition David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) will open at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas next year (Image: David Sutcliffe)\n<\/p>\n
\n Gary Tinterow, director and Margaret Alkek Williams chair of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, said: “Having had the joy and privilege of collaborating with David Hockney over the years, I am especially pleased that we will host this marvellous journey through the artist\u2019s life and work.\n<\/p>\n
\n “While visitors in the UK and Asia have been able to experience this remarkable co-production with London\u2019s Lightroom, our presentation will be the first opportunity for U.S. audiences.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Hockney, who died in 2026, was known for experimenting across media and for his optimistic worldview.\n<\/p>\n
\n Over a career spanning more than 60 years, he helped shape contemporary art as a painter, printmaker, photographer, filmmaker and stage designer.\n<\/p>\n
\n London-based production house Lightroom developed the exhibition with Hockney and specialises in immersive digital environments.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hockney narrates the 50-minute experience, which is divided into six themed chapters.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hundreds of images fill the gallery, exploring his artistic methods, personal journey and creative breakthroughs.\n<\/p>\n
\n Stop-motion animation and live-action footage show Hockney\u2019s distinctive view of art and life.\n<\/p>\n
\n It highlights his use of photography as a drawing tool, digital sketching on the iPad and his belief that only paint can capture the Grand Canyon\u2019s scale.\n<\/p>\n
\n Alison de Lima Greene, Isabel Brown Wilson curator of modern and contemporary art, said: “David Hockney\u2019s work speaks to all audiences with extraordinary clarity.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Visitors can enter the monumental Bigger & Closer environment at any time to experience Hockney\u2019s continually unfolding cycle of creation and invention.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Alongside the installation, we will show other works by Hockney, including The Four Seasons, Woldgate Woods video cycle (2010\u201311) and works on paper.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Hockney and Lightroom created the exhibition with Mark Grimmer, the David Hockney Studio and composer Nico Muhly.\n<\/p>\n
\n The experience features some of Hockney\u2019s most recognisable paintings alongside rarely seen pieces and newly created work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) will make its US debut at Houston\u2019s Museum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-627237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}