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The Magic Box

Olivia Laing

‘It never gets dark in Times Square. Sometimes I’d wake at two or three or four and watch waves of neon pass through my room.’ An essay on David Wojnarowicz's work, life and archives.

Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing is a writer and critic. They’re the author of seven books, including The Lonely City, Funny Weather and Everybody. Their latest book, The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise, was a Sunday Times number one bestseller. They have also co-edited A Garden Manifesto with the artist Richard Porter of Pilot Press.

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