The Resource The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone, Olivia Laing
The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone, Olivia Laing
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The item The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone, Olivia Laing represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chelmsford Public Library.
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- Summary
- "You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass. What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately involved with another human being? How do we connect with other people, particularly if our sexuality or physical body is considered deviant or damaged? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens? Olivia Laing explores these questions by travelling deep into the work and lives of some of the century's most original artists, among them Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz, Edward Hopper, Henry Darger and Klaus Nomi. Part memoir, part biography, part dazzling work of cultural criticism, The Lonely City is not just a map, but a celebration of the state of loneliness. It's a voyage out to a strange and sometimes lovely island, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but visited by many - millions, say - of souls"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 315 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250039576
- Label
- The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone
- Title
- The lonely city
- Title remainder
- adventures in the art of being alone
- Statement of responsibility
- Olivia Laing
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass. What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately involved with another human being? How do we connect with other people, particularly if our sexuality or physical body is considered deviant or damaged? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens? Olivia Laing explores these questions by travelling deep into the work and lives of some of the century's most original artists, among them Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz, Edward Hopper, Henry Darger and Klaus Nomi. Part memoir, part biography, part dazzling work of cultural criticism, The Lonely City is not just a map, but a celebration of the state of loneliness. It's a voyage out to a strange and sometimes lovely island, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but visited by many - millions, say - of souls"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Laing, Olivia
- Dewey number
- 700.1/9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- N71
- LC item number
- .L24 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Artists
- Loneliness
- City and town life
- Art
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Artists
- City and town life
- Loneliness
- Label
- The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone, Olivia Laing
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1629007
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 315 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250039576
- Lccn
- 2015037147
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1629007
- (OCoLC)905685639
- Label
- The lonely city : adventures in the art of being alone, Olivia Laing
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1629007
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 315 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250039576
- Lccn
- 2015037147
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1629007
- (OCoLC)905685639
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