David Hockney: Bigger & Closer opened on 22nd February 2023 and was the launch show for LIGHTROOM – an extraordinary four-storey-high space in Kings Cross equipped with the latest digital projection and audio technology.
Working with one of the worlds most acclaimed and popular living artists, 59 created a new kind of show which owes as much to Hockney’s theatrical design as to his painting, drawing and photography.
Hockney takes the audience on a personal journey through his art, featuring iconic paintings alongside some rarely seen pieces and some newly created work. His life-long fascination with the possibilities of new media is given vibrant expression in a show that invites visitors to see the world through his eyes.
LIGHTROOM, is a new venture set up by London Theatre Company and 59, and is London’s new home for spectacular artist-led shows.
Please note David Hockney: Bigger & Closer concluded it’s first season at Lightroom London on 3rd December 2023 and returned on 17th June 2024. The show will now run until 6th October 2024.
We will be offering Audio Enhancement, Captions, BSL (British Sign Language), Relaxed, and Sensory-Adapted showings between August and September 2024. You can find more information here.
Created by
David Hockney & Lightroom
Designed by
59
Written and Directed by
Mark Grimmer
David Hockney Studio
JP Conçalves de Lima
Jonathan Wilkinson
Hockney Pictures Inc
Rob Berg
Biaani Carrillo
James Corner
David Egan
Juan Carlos Elizondo
Julie Green
Shannan Kelly
George Snyder
Greg Rose
Elise Wille
Executive Producers
Richard Slaney
Nicholas Hytner
Nick Starr
Designers
Dale Croft
Matt Taylor
Assistant Designers
Ash Kayser
Simran Phull
Lorna Pittaway
Animators
Lawrence Watson
Edd Stockton
Jarek Radecki
Emily Howells
Nick Corrigan
Felix Green
Associate Producer
Anna Jones
Music Editor
Philip Adams
Sound Designer
Gareth Fry
Lighting Designer
Ben Pearcy
Associate Lighting Designer
Aaron Porter
Video Programmer
Liam Daly
Editors
Nick Corrigan
Felix Green
Assistant Editor
Kate Mogridge
Sidney B. Felsen, Suzanne Felsen, and Joni Felsen of Gemini GEL LLC; LACMA; National Gallery Australia; Louisiana Channel; the Van Gogh Museum; television/ audio interview with David Hockney from the series “Inside New York’s ArtWorld,” 1982, courtesy of Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel; materials provided by the Barbaralee Diamonstein- Spielvogel Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University; Royal Collection Trust; ITV Archive; Arthaus Media; Mals Media; Studs Terkel Radio Archive, courtesy of Chicago History Museum and WFMT; BBC Archives; Paul Joyce of Lucida Productions; Getty Museum; Screenbound International Pictures Ltd; Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld & Geluid