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Deep dive into British master artist David Hockney's stunning immersive exhibit

The Yorkshireman’s latest exhibition, David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) - and it definitely is - opens on Wednesday 22 and places you at the centre of his art as it is projected around you on four, 11m-high walls

Daily Mirror

David Hockney: Bigger and Closer review – an overwhelming blast of passionless kitsch

Gigantic projections of the painter’s work fill entire walls in this immersive audiovisual extravaganza – but there is no real art to catch the memory or move the soul

The Guardian - UK

David Hockney at the Lightroom review: full immersion into the artist’s career produces mixed results

The experience projects the artist’s seven decades of work onto huge walls in the new Lightroom space... but too much disappoints

Evening Standard

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David Hockney ‘thrilled’ with new immersive exhibition, says arts venue boss

The show consists of six themed chapters with guided commentary by the artist.

The Independent UK

From Scorsese to Hockney: New York exhibition celebrates portraits of artists

The portraiture of Brigitte Lacombe, Catherine Opie and Tacita Dean is spotlighted in a grand love letter to art and artists

The Guardian - US

‘I hope it gives young people some ideas!’: David Hockney’s immersive art show – photo essay

A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist’s greatest hits – and overlooked rarities – through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes

The Guardian - UK

Hockney’s secrets, a Mike Nelson thriller, and graffiti gets a retrospective – the week in art

The great English artist’s immersive spectacular, Extinction Beckons on London’s Southbank and a sweeping street-art show at Saatchi Gallery – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

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‘Making pictures is a better high than sex and drugs’: David Hockney on painting into his eighties and creating the most ambitious show of his career

The artist reminisces with Geordie Greig and looks forward to the new immersive, cinematic experience of his work in London

The Independent UK

‘Where’s all the style?’ Crocs connoisseur David Hockney criticises modern men’s fashion

British artist made headlines last year after delighting King Charles with his choice of footwear at a Buckingham Palace event

The Independent UK

Ready to plunge in? The rise and rise of immersive art

Thousands are flocking to hi-tech shows of work by Van Gogh, Dalí and, from next month, David Hockney, in London. What makes these exhibitions so fascinating – and popular?

The Guardian - UK

‘Lost’ photos by Paul McCartney to go on show at National Portrait Gallery

Recently rediscovered portraits taken in 60s as Beatles rose to stardom to be focus of exhibition at refurbished NPG

The Guardian - UK

Unseen Beatles pictures to go on show as National Portrait Gallery reopens

Previously unseen photographs taken by Paul McCartney at the height of Beatlemania are going on show in the re-opened National Portrait Gallery.

Evening Standard

UK's 20 poshest villages of 2023 revealed with surprising number one - see full list

The swankiest spots in Britain have been named and ranked in a new list for 2023, with many boasting stunning scenery, walks in the countryside or a pub with a Michelin star

Daily Mirror

How Hockney's iPad paintings illuminate his enriching way of seeing the everyday

My Window describes flowers and the sunrise in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. I started on the iPhone in 2009 … it was backlit and I could draw in the dark. I didn’t ever have to get out of bed. Everything I needed was on the iPhone.

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King Charles 'received trendy Christmas present' - but has no plans to wear them

The royals are known to exchange jokey presents with each other each Christmas and it has been reported that King Charles was given a gift in keeping with this tradition

The Guardian - UK

The best art and design shows to visit in 2023

Queer Renaissance sculptor Donatello, Marina Abramović, David Hockney and a long-delayed mega-museum in Manchester – your art-design to-do list for the year ahead

Evening Standard

David Hockney says painting is ‘all I want to do’ ahead of immersive exhibition

The show, launching in January, will consist of a cycle of six themed chapters with audio commentary by the artist.

The Independent UK

David Hockney says painting is ‘all I want to do’ ahead of immersive exhibition

The show, launching in January, will consist of a cycle of six themed chapters with audio commentary by the artist.

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What David Hockney's new exhibition can teach us about finding beauty and joy this winter

David Hockney’s new exhibition finds beauty in the most local of places: the home. His new series, 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures, is about the pleasure of looking intensely at what is in front of us.

The Guardian - UK

‘Beautifully chosen’: David Hockney’s yellow Crocs impress King Charles

Artist’s choice of footwear for Order of Merit luncheon highlights shoe brand’s enduring popularity

Daily Mirror

King Charles calls painter David Hockney's bright yellow croc shoes 'beautiful'

The monarch commented on the "galoshes" and said they were beautifully chosen at a reception at Buckingham Palace with leaders from politics, science and the arts

The Independent UK

King praises Hockney’s beautifully chosen galoshes as he hosts national figures

The Order of Merit was created in 1902 by Edward VII to honour leaders in the arts, sciences, culture and military.

The Guardian - UK

David Hockney joins immersive art trend with new London show

Four-storey-high space in King’s Cross to merge physical and digital worlds to let visitors ‘see the world through his eyes’

Evening Standard

Grade II-listed historic home next to David Hockney’s studios for sale for £4.25m

David Hockney owns three of the studios in the development, including the one next door to this house

Evening Standard

ES Best gift guide for Christmas 2022: Ideas for the whole family at every price point

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