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Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency

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First published: 2020
Pages: 240

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Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency is a book by Olivia Laing, a British writer and critic. The book is a collection of essays, reviews, and profiles that explore the role of art and culture in our turbulent times. Laing writes about various artists and writers, such as David Bowie,

Andy Warhol, James Baldwin, and Ali Smith, and how they respond to the challenges of politics, violence, and identity. The book also includes Laing’s personal reflections on her own creative process and activism.

About the author

Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing is a British writer, novelist and cultural critic. They are the author of five works of non-fiction—To the River, The Trip to Echo Spring, The Lonely City, Everybody, and The Garden Against Time—as well as an essay collection, Funny Weather, and two novels, Crudo and The Silver Book.