Funny Weather By Olivia Laing

Funny Weather by Olivia Laing is a remarkable collection of essays that explores the role of art in our tumultuous modern era. Laing, acclaimed for her nonfiction writing, makes a compelling case for why art matters, especially in the turbulent political climate of the twenty-first century. In this book, Laing brings together a career’s worth of writing about art and culture. She profiles artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O’Keeffe,

interviews authors like Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, and writes love letters to icons such as David Bowie and Wolfgang Tillmans. Laing also delves into topics like loneliness, technology, women, alcohol, sex, and the human body.

Funny Weather By Olivia Laing Book Info:

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Published: May 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781324005704
• Pages: 240
• Size: 1.44

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