"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. The team is proud, and excited to extend the exhibition and bring it to London"
— Sally Musgrove Clark, The Hockney Gallery Ltd, (MODO/Pentimento/Art & Culture Education C.I.C)
MODO presents Beneath the Surface, an intimate 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.
As part of the exhibition, MODO's Media presentation will present In Memoriam, a short film reflecting on David Hockney's life, influence, and enduring contribution to the way we see the world. Presented alongside the exhibition, the film offers a moment to pause, reflect, and consider the questions that remained central to Hockney's work throughout his life: how we look, how we perceive, and how meaning is created through seeing.
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. MODO shares its showcase space in Cambridge with ACE C.I.C the not for profit who brought us The Cambridge Lectures on Art and Intelligence, the School programme 'End Bossiness Soon' and the current exhibition 'Beneath the Surface' London.
All funds from tickets go directly to Art and Culture Education (ACE) C.I.C.
Running until mid January 2027 in London, the exhibition places Hockney's iconic swimming pool works at the centre of a new immersive and interactive gallery experience.
Alongside the signed posters exhibited on the ground floor, visitors will encounter a contemporary environment inspired by one of the most recognisable themes within Hockney's practice. Beneath the Surface invites visitors to look again at works that have become part of our collective visual culture.
Gallery Pentimento is now under the umbrella of The Hockney Gallery Ltd t/a MODO.
MODO's showcase gallery is in Cambridge, with over 3 floors of David Hockney work exhibited in exhibitions all year round. MODO holds works for all level of collector as well as museum quality pieces. The Hockney Gallery Ltd T/a MODO has decades of experience specialising solely in David Hockney works on the secondary market.