‘Hockney’ Is a Colorful, Creative Biography of the Celebrated Pop Artist

When David Hockney was young, he was different. He had a “crinkly chipper.” For those who don’t immediately recognize the phrase, that’s a device to crinkle-cut his homemade french fries. This information is relayed by an old friend, who knew the painter before his first trips to New York and Los Angeles and his eventual rise to international fame. It’s…