A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art &ndash TelegraphIn this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politicallyengaged case for the importance of art &ndash especially in the turbulent weather of the twentyfirst century.We are often told art can&rsquot 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 JeanMichel Basquiat and Georgia O&rsquoKeeffe, 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 &ndash and as an antidote to a frightening political moment.

Binding: Paperback;368 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: AB; Weight: 372 g; Dimensions: 130 x 196 x 28

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