Museum Cinema / In Memory of David Hockney / A Bigger Splash, 1974

Directed by Jack Hazan | UK, 1974 | 106 min. | English with Hebrew subtitles

One month after the passing of British artist David Hockney, and on the eve of what would have been his 88th birthday, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art invites art and film enthusiasts to a special screening of this remarkable film, offering an intimate glimpse into a pivotal moment in the artist’s life.

Jack Hazan’s genre-bending documentary follows artist David Hockney as he struggles to complete a painting featuring his model and lover with whom he has just broken up.

It is June 1973. In Geneva, the young British painter, David Hockney, entertains a new boyfriend, Joe. In London, David’s close friend Mo McDermott, tells how things have changed since the break-up of the long affair between David and a young Californian artist, Peter Schlesinger. David’s output of work diminishes as he finds it difficult to accept that the relationship is over and he leans for emotional support on his close friends such as Mo, the famous fashion designer Ossie Clark and his wife Celia Birtwell…

This is the backdrop for this intimate portrait of the artist, his friends, his muses and the vibrant world they inhabit — in a singular film that is both gripping and meditative.

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Note: Film introductions will be in Hebrew.
The number of participants is limited | Advance reservations are required for all participants.