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David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
Immersive 360-degree projection experience by Lightroom London spanning six decades of David Hockney's work, narrated by the artist with a score by Nico Muhly.
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Preview: written before the show opened
Inside Bay 17, 28 projectors and 1,408 loudspeakers put nearly 250 Hockney works on the walls around you, in a production that took over three years to build.
The show runs in six chapters, with Hockney narrating in his own voice and an original score by the composer Nico Muhly. Topics include perspective, photography, the Grand Canyon and his 1980s opera stage designs, plus video of his "Wagner drives" through Malibu Canyon. This is the Australian premiere, after runs in London, Manchester, Shanghai and Seoul that drew more than 650,000 visitors.
Tickets start at $39.90 plus a $5 booking fee; a $64.90 VIP pass adds priority entry. Carriageworks says to allow 50 to 70 minutes and arrive 5 to 10 minutes early, as late arrivals may not be admitted. Fridays and Saturdays it opens 9am to 7:30pm, and booking after 1pm is quieter.
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Lightroom London's 360-degree projection covers six decades of Hockney's work, narrated by the artist, with a score by Nico Muhly.
Look for
The Wagner drives
Video of Hockney's drives through Malibu Canyon and the surrounding mountains, played while the music runs.
The Grand Canyon chapter
The Grand Canyon is one of the subjects Hockney talks through, projected at the scale of the room.
The 1980s opera designs
His stage designs for opera from the 1980s are among the works projected across the walls.
Hockney's own narration
He talks through perspective and photography himself, over Nico Muhly's score.
Good for
- First-Timers
- Out-Of-Town Guests
- Teenagers
With kids
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. School group bookings are available through an online form on the Carriageworks site.
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Image credits
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- David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)Photo by Justin Sutcliffe © David Hockney
- Migrating Modernism: The Architecture of Harry SeidlerPhoto: David James
- Fibre Optics: First Nations women in fibrePhoto: Trixie Young
- Terraforming: Works from the Gene & Brian Sherman CollectionPhoto: Trixie Young
- CarriageworksNick-D, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chau Chak Wing MuseumNick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Rabbit GallerySmart Design Studio / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0