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