'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' - Telegraph
In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art - especially in the turbulent weather of the twenty-first century.
We are often told art can't change anything. In Funny Weather, Laing argues that it can. It changes how we see the world, it exposes inequality, and it offers fertile new ways of living.
Across a diverse selection of essays, Laing profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O'Keeffe, interviews Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, writes love letters to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and explores loneliness and technology, women and alcohol, sex and the body.
Written with originality and compassion, Funny Weather is a celebration of art as a force of resistance and repair - and as an antidote to a frightening political moment.
| ISBN: | 9781529027655 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2021 |
| Author: | Olivia Laing |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary essays Sex and sexuality, social aspects Social attitudes Coping with / advice about loneliness / solitude History of art Political activism / Political engagement Reportage, journalism or collected columns Literature: history and criticism |
'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' - Telegraph
In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art - especially in the turbulent weather of the twenty-first century.
We are often told art can't change anything. In Funny Weather, Laing argues that it can. It changes how we see the world, it exposes inequality, and it offers fertile new ways of living.
Across a diverse selection of essays, Laing profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O'Keeffe, interviews Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, writes love letters to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and explores loneliness and technology, women and alcohol, sex and the body.
Written with originality and compassion, Funny Weather is a celebration of art as a force of resistance and repair - and as an antidote to a frightening political moment.
Funny Weather features in the following genres: Literary essays, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Social attitudes, Coping with / advice about loneliness / solitude, History of art, Political activism / Political engagement, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Literature: history and criticism
Funny Weather is available in Paperback
Funny Weather was written by Olivia Laing and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Funny Weather has 352 pages
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