Rebecca and PJ, superstars always. Everyone at Janklow, particularly the magnificent Kirsty Gordon.
Everyone at Picador, especially dream team Paul Baggaley, Kish Widyaratna and Paul Martinovic.
Jill Bialosky, Drew Weitman and all at Norton: thank you. Special thanks to Kelly Winton for her wonderful cover design.
Wendy Olsoff and all at P.P.O.W. for letting us use the magical photograph of David Wojnarowicz.
All my editors over the years, and especially those who have given long-term homes to my writing: Jennifer Higgie at frieze; Paul Laity, Nick Wroe and Liese Spencer at Guardian Review; Tom Gatti at the New Statesman; Jenny Lord.
Several of these essays are about shows at the Tate: my thanks to Frances Morris, Andrew Wilson and Catherine Wood for answering questions. Thanks too to Martin Williams, my producer on ‘Vanished into Music’, and to the Jarman estate, especially Tony Peake and James Mackay, for their kindness. Special thanks to Anna Pincus, David Herd, and all at Refugee Tales and the Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group, for inviting me to contribute and for the brilliant, necessary work they do.
My friends, who have introduced me to material, read early work, collaborated on projects, talked endlessly, and sometimes served generously as subjects too: David Adjmi, Matt Connors, Jon Day, David Dernie, Jean Hannah Edelstein, Tony Gammidge, Philip Hoare, Chantal and Esme Joffe, La JohnJoseph, Lauren Kassell, Joseph Keckler, Mary Manning, Leo Mellor, Jack Partlett, Charlie Porter, Rich Porter, Francesca Segal, Ali Smith, Lili Stevens, Claire Williams, Carl Williamson, Matt Wolf, Sarah Wood, thank you.
My sister, Kitty Laing, who introduced me to Derek Jarman aged eleven. My father, Peter Laing, who taught us to look at art.
Denise Laing, hero
Ian Patterson, love