{"product_id":"9781917651301-painting-writing-texting","title":"Painting Writing Texting","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChantal Joffe and Olivia Laing's artist dialogue and friendship are explored through a sequence of paintings by Joffe and ten essays by Laing, exploring how everyday life becomes art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePainting Writing Texting\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the friendship between painter Chantal Joffe and writer Olivia Laing, which began in 2016 when Joffe approached Laing to ask if they would sit for a portrait. From this unexpected encounter, the two embarked on an expansive and ranging collaboration, fuelled by high-speed conversations about art, books, and their shared attempts to understand the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'It feels like we both use portraiture to get at something deeper', Laing writes in one of the ten essays collected here. Combining these texts with a dazzling sequence of paintings by Joffe, Painting Writing Texting explores the strange and risky process by which everyday life is converted into art. More than a record of two artists' lives, it is an account of friendship itself, and the magical cross-pollination that can occur between words and images. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56756910326134,"sku":"9781917651301","price":46.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39492301.jpg?v=1768854171","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781917651301-painting-writing-texting","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}