Funny Weather
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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.
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I loved „To the River“, didn‘t liked „Crudo“. „Funny Weather“ was a real disappointment! My disappointment with this book is more about my high expectations for it than anything wrong with this book. But it‘s more of a coffee table book. I don‘t think Funny Weather did justice to the subjects Olivia Laing is writing about. I expected a much deeper plea for Art and it’s impact of how we see the world. The Foreword was the best part of the book.
Description
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.
Book Information
Posts
I loved „To the River“, didn‘t liked „Crudo“. „Funny Weather“ was a real disappointment! My disappointment with this book is more about my high expectations for it than anything wrong with this book. But it‘s more of a coffee table book. I don‘t think Funny Weather did justice to the subjects Olivia Laing is writing about. I expected a much deeper plea for Art and it’s impact of how we see the world. The Foreword was the best part of the book.