Pablito

Room 24: A Bigger Now

In the manner of David Hockney · British, b. 1937 · Pop, contemporary

Hockney has never stopped changing tools: swimming pools in acrylic, Polaroid joiners, faxes, iPad drawings. Sunlight has been his subject for sixty years. He is the one painter here who is already doing this. This wing is a tribute.

In the manner of David Hockney

British, b. 1937

Cannonball, Filmed, 2026

Acrylic on canvas

152 × 228 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.24.1

Moving, 16-second loop ·

In the manner of David Hockney

British, b. 1937

Electric Car, Canyon Road, 2026

Acrylic on canvas

152 × 228 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.24.2

In the manner of David Hockney

British, b. 1937

Portrait of a Friend on a Tablet, 2026

Acrylic on canvas

152 × 228 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.24.3

In the manner of David Hockney

British, b. 1937

House with Solar Roof, 2026

Acrylic on canvas

152 × 228 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.24.4

In the manner of David Hockney

British, b. 1937

Hawthorn in Blossom, Filmed, 2026

Acrylic on canvas

152 × 228 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.24.5

The brief for this room

Sunlit modern leisure and modern landscape, painted with obvious pleasure.