David Hockney: Beneath The Surface

MODO presents *Beneath the Surface*, a major summer exhibition celebrating the life and work of David Hockney through his iconic swimming pool images, while exploring the enduring questions of perception, perspective, and ways of seeing that defined his career.

Opening on 1 July and running throughout the summer in Cambridge, the exhibition places Hockney’s iconic swimming pool works at the centre of a new immersive and interactive gallery experience.

Alongside *The Arrival of Spring in Normandy*, visitors will encounter a playful and contemporary environment inspired by one of the most recognisable themes within Hockney’s practice.

Through installation, atmosphere and unexpected moments of discovery, *Beneath the Surface* invites visitors to look again at works that have become part of our collective visual culture. “David Hockney spent a lifetime encouraging us to look more closely at the world around us.

Beneath the Surface is an invitation to do exactly that. We hope visitors leave not only having enjoyed the work, but having discovered something new in the act of looking itself.” — Sally Clark, The Hockney Gallery Ltd, (MODO/Pentimento/Art & Culture Education C.I.C) While many details of the exhibition remain under wraps, *Beneath the Surface* promises an engaging and distinctive experience that combines art, perception, and participation in a uniquely MODO format.

Selected timed ticketed sessions are available. Funds raised through these sessions will support the work of Art and Culture Education CIC (ACE CIC), the educational organisation founded to challenge the systemic marginalisation of art within education and to champion art as a vital form of human thinking, perception, and innovation.

Developed by the team at MODO in collaboration with ACE CIC, the exhibition continues the gallery’s commitment to creating accessible, thought-provoking experiences around art, perception, and contemporary culture.

For any enquiries please contact now@modoart.co.uk Accessibility Wheelchair users can access the ground floor and top floor only, the mezzanine level (pool Exhibit is not accessible) (prior notice is currently needed to use the lift, which is not ours – so please let us know 48 hrs in advance). Please contact us ASAP so we can facilitate wheelchair access.

Are dogs welcome? Only service dogs are welcome to this event. We welcome dogs during our usual opening hours though. U18 ‘s with adult supervision at all times.

We have multiple balcony areas, children remain the guardians responsibility at ALL times.