David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) Tickets

Get a window into the world and passion of one of your favorite artists! David Hockney was directly involved in creating this unique show, featuring new works made especially for it. Get David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) tickets on TodayTix!

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) is a multimedia experience with interviews, visuals, original music, and more. A story told with high-def projections, this special show gives art aficionados an inside look into one of the world’s most popular painter’s artistic process.

Located in the heart of King’s Cross and free to children under 5 years old, David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) relies on large-scale projections to get, as the title suggests, an up-close and personal study of the artist’s work.

In David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away), the titular artist takes guests through 60 years of his work, broken up into six chapters. Housed in a stunning new space, the Lightroom, this singular experience lets you unlock Hockney as you never have before, taking in his work from all angles. It’s a feast for the eyes and wonderful for families and art connoisseurs alike!

The famed English painter, stage designer, and draftsman, known for contributing to the pop art movement of the 1960s, is at the center of this new personal journey that goes into the icon’s process, inspiration, and more. Known for his paintings “The Splash,” “My Parents,” and “A Bigger Grand Canyon,” David Hockney is a living legend, and now art lovers can dive deeper into his process with the stunning multimedia experience, David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) in London.

As an artist ever-interested in the possibilities of new technology and media, Hockney’s show is a design wonder incorporating revolutionary surround-sound systems, enormous projections, and surprises to educate and delight audiences.

What to Watch For

David Hockney narrates some portions of this show to give an inside look at his process. “The world is very very beautiful if you look at it, but most people don’t look very much. They scan the ground in front of them so they can walk; they don’t really look at things incredibly well, with an intensity. I do,” he says.

• For a show about visual art, the sound is a standout. The show features a specially composed score by Nico Muhly, commentary by the artist himself, and a crystal-clear sound system that enables us to hear the inside of Hockney’s mind.
• Shop and stroll around King’s Cross, and visit Lightroom’s bar, open throughout the day and evening. In collaboration with iconic London restaurant St JOHN, the bar offers drinks, coffees and teas, snacks, and St JOHN’s signature doughnuts and madeleines freshly baked to order. There’s also a merch shop within the event space.