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

10 December 2024 – 25 January 2025

With huge state-of-the-art projections and a revolutionary sound system, Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) invites you to experience the world through David Hockney’s eyes.

After opening at Lightroom in London to rave reviews, this is the first time the show has travelled outside of the capital. Get an insight into the legendary artist’s process as you journey through six different chapters of his work, seeing the room around you light up and change.

Covering his work from LA to Yorkshire, and up to the present day in Normandy, the show is an incredible opportunity to get to know one of the great popular geniuses of the art world still experimenting with new technology to create beauty and wonder.

Hear from Hockney as you watch how he experiments with perspective, uses photography as a way of ‘drawing with a camera’, captures the passing of time in his polaroid collages and the joy of spring on his iPad – and shows us why only paint can properly convey the hugeness of the Grand Canyon.

With a specially composed score by Nico Muhly guiding your experience, enjoy the work of this legendary artist in a whole new light.

Further information:

• Location: The North Warehouse, Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ
• Tickets: Standard Tickets from £20 – £35; Affordable Tickets: Concessions from £10 – £17.50; Aviva £10 Tickets. A booking fee of £1.50 per ticket applies to all bookings. Children aged 2 and under FREE and do not require a ticket. Tickets are times; the show lasts 52 minutes
• How to get there: You can approach Aviva Studios along Water Street (coming from Quay Street) or along Liverpool Road (coming from Deansgate or Castlefield). Both entrances to the building have double sets of glass doors. By Bus: Free bus services stop at all city-centre stations, and near to Aviva Studios along Deansgate, Bridge St and Quay St. Buses on these free routes are wheelchair accessible. For full details of the free bus routes, please visit the TfGM website. By train/MetroLink:closest stations are:Salford Central station: 0.4 miles; Deansgate station and Deansgate-Castlefield tram: 0.6 miles; St Peter’s Square tram: 0.6 miles;Manchester Victoria station is approximately one mile from Aviva Studios;Manchester Piccadilly station is approximately 1.3 miles from Aviva Studios. By car:There is a car park approximately 0.6 miles from Aviva Studios at Water Street Car Park, New Elm Rd, Manchester, M3 4JH. There is also a NCP car park (Manchester Spinningfields) approximately 0.5 miles away from Aviva Studios at Spinningfields, New Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3BE. It has 35 accessible bays.https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/david-hockney-bigger-and-closer/