FUNNY WEATHER

In this remarkable, inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a brilliant case for why art matt ers, especially in the turbulent political weather of the twenty-first century.Funny Weather brings together a careers worth of Lai ngs writing about art and culture, examining its role in our political and emotional lives. She profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and G eorgia OKeefe, interviews Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, writes love letters to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and explores lonelin ess and tec...[Read more]