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How art helped me see the beauty in loneliness | Books | The Guardian

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Olivia Laing’s The Lonely City explores the connection between isolation and creativity. Here she examines its role in the work of Edward Hopper and others

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper: ‘No one is talking. No one is looking at anyone else. Is the diner a refuge for the isolated, a place of succour, or does it serve to illustrate the disconnection that proliferates in cities?’ Photograph: Corbis View image in fullscreen Nighthawks by Edward Hopper: ‘No one is talking. No one is looking at anyone else. Is the diner a refuge for the isolated, a place of succour, or does it serve to illustrate the disconnection that proliferates in cities?’ Photograph: Corbis Loneliness uncovered Books This article is more than 10 years old How art helped me see the b

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