Absolutely love her place. A testament to what Cicero said - "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." I guess I will never be a minimalist, no way will I ever get rid of my books.
to be fair, minimalism isnt about letting go of everything, but about getting rid of things you dont really love, so you could keep your books and be a minimalist
I almost joined the minimalist bandwagon. Put all my books in boxes and asked my husband to give to charity. My husband looked at me and said 'no way, this is not you, you will regret this, you adore all your books'. Thank God I listened!
reading The Lonely City now, in my small Brooklyn bedroom lit by rose-tinted lights. I have books around me on shelves that double as wardrobes and dips of silence that doubles as healthy self-company.
this is my favorite series on the entire internet. I always look forward to one of these. I thought you guys discontinued this series for some reason. Glad I was proven wrong.
It's such a pleasure to see a passionate environment that is not minimalist but includes all things that have so much meaning. She is lucky to have the room and shelves! Beautiful because it reflects her/them. I LOVE all the art!
What a lovely little world she and her husband have created for themselves! Absolutely loved it! I am a minimalist in almost every sense of the word, but when it comes to my books- there simply can never be too many! An ever expanding library is an ever expanding mind. I too hope to have my own "book house" like her husband's someday.
“You have to defend it, sometimes against love”. So true. So far, I haven’t been successful, and squeeze in my soul where I can. But I admire and revere those who can. With me, I get pregnant with a painting , or poem, or writing and then it’s a fever I must unleash. I know, I know. But it’s true for me.
The Maximalism of Minimalism. The spaces are cohesive, conducive to work and mind wandering, well loved and lived in, beautifully utilized, well organized, peaceful yet energizing 💕💕💕
I met Olivia Laing at the LRB Bookstore where she was interviewing Luke Turner. I bought his book and asked her to sign my copy of her book Crudo, which she did; I was delighted. But I must have pissed her off somehow because a week later she blocked me on Instagram.
I like the house - but she seems incredibly pretentious, but then aren't most artists and literati these days? they probably weren't once upon a time. 'the psychic space you make art from'?? a lot of people have to struggle to eat, to get enough money to merely survive - or have to struggle with menial jobs as cleaners, cashiers etc. she lives in a different world to these poor, trapped souls of which she has no, and will never have, any conception. souls who don't have an ounce of energy to think about 'art' or making any kind of psychic space at all - they are lucky if they have a functional space to live in or lie down in. she has never felt so 'fed' by a place - good god. some people have to worry about literally being fed.
This is the house supposed to be... It reflects the characteristics of the occupants.. It's full of soul.. Thers no hint of pretentiousness and show-offness..Nowness indeed.. coz they live thr to accommodate their own satisfaction and not to show and impressed people. That's more appealing!!!
So many videos do this, instead of just letting the interviewed person speak. FOCUS on the speaker - it is more than adequate. Don't add what isn't needed!!
