Aug 3, 2026 – 11.04amOne of David Hockney’s last major works – a warehouse-sized, immersive digital retrospective of the influential artist’s seven-decade career – will be seen in Australia for the first time.David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) will open at Sydney’s Carriageworks on October 22, marking its southern hemisphere debut after it was viewed by about 700,000 people in London, Manchester, Shanghai, Seoul and Singapore over the past three years.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
First viewing of David Hockney’s definitive exhibition
The late British artist worked for years on a monumental, immersive journey into his process which will make its southern hemisphere debut at Sydney’s Carriageworks.






