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
“I’ve always been interested in technology and pictures,” says David Hockney, still sharp at 85 in both mind and style, and preparing to unleash one of his most ambitious projects to date. With Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away), Hockney joins the likes of Van Gogh, Dalí and Klimt as the subject of an immersive art show. The difference being, of course, that he’s still around to make sure it’s just as he wants it.
Projections: Peter Getting Out of Nick’s Pool (1966) and Sunbather (1966)
My art has always been immersive, so I kind of grasped what it involved. You’ve got four walls and a floor – it’s a completely new medium really.”
