A wealth of intimate home-movie footage and an affinity with his subject invigorate Randall Wright’s unashamedly affectionate portrait of a British icon. From his earliest drawings and paintings, through his experiments with theatre, photography and (more recently) iPad imagery, Hockney remains enthusiastic about finding new ways of looking, constantly challenging viewers to broaden their horizons, to see beyond the frame. His art speaks for itself (there is plenty here that is delicious to behold) but Hockney’s account of his life and philosophy is always worth listening to, even if much has been recounted before in a variety of media. Here, his still-boyish charm strikes a chord; even in his 70s he has the vivacity of a young man, one who has seen both triumph and tragedy, but still clings fondly to the memory of the Bohemia he once inhabited.
