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Pools : lounging, diving, floating, dreaming : picturing life at the swimming pool / edited by Lou Stoppard ; foreword by Leanne Shapton.

Fine Arts Library TH4763 .P67 2020
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Stoppard, Lou, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Swimming pools--Pictorial works.
Swimming pools.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
Physical Description:
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Rizzoli, 2020.
Summary:
A celebratory ode to the joy and enduring allure of the swimming pool, and a gorgeous photography book to accompany poolside daydreaming. Glamorous, seductive, and fun, made for lounging, frolicking, splashing, dipping, diving, floating, and escaping, swimming pools are symbols of both sport and leisure and conjure images of well-oiled bodies, colorful bikinis, and glimmering blue waters on hot summer days. Muse to writers, artists, photographers, and filmmakers, the swimming pool's careless opulence is splashed across the pages of this book in gorgeous images by contemporary photographers. In her second book for Rizzoli, curator, writer, and avid swimmer Lou Stoppard offers the promise of sunshine and the seduction of youth in her edit of some of the best contemporary swimming-pool photography. Organized by theme, from the glamour of the poolside party to the simple, meditative pleasure of being in the water, the selected photographs are as inspiring as they are moving. Photographers whose images are featured in this book include Sølve Sundsbø, Glen Luchford, Stephen Shore, Mert & Marcus, Diana Markosian, Martin Parr, Martine Franck, Alex Webb, Alice Hawkins, and Nick Knight. This is the perfect gift purchase for photography fans, swimmers, and lovers of leisure.
Contents:
Foreword / Leanne Shapton
It's fine once you're in / Lou Stoppard
Escape
Glamour
Architecture
Holiday
Meditation
Freedom
Coming of age
Movement
Sex
Relaxation
Peace
Photographing water / Sølve Sundsbø
The pool in fashion photography / Robin Muir
Pools for everyone / Stephan Zirwes
It's always fun at the pool / Alice Hawkins
The magic of water / Susie Parr
Swimming in California / Deanna Templeton
Learning to swim / Diana Markosian
Pool guide.
ISBN:
9780847865864
084786586X
OCLC:
1110446269

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