Une ode à la joie et à l’attrait durable de la piscine, et un magnifique livre de photos pour accompagner les rêveries au bord de la piscine.
Glamour, séduisante et amusante, faite pour se prélasser, gambader, éclabousser, plonger, flotter et s’échapper, les piscines sont des symboles de sport et de loisirs et des images conjure de corps bien huilés, bikinis colorés, et les eaux bleues scintillantes sur les chaudes journées d’été. Muse des écrivains, des artistes, des photographes et des cinéastes, l’opulence insouciante de la piscine est projetée sur les pages de ce livre en images magnifiques par des photographes contemporains. Dans son deuxième livre pour Rizzoli, commissaire d’exposition, écrivain et nageuse passionnée Lou Stoppard offre la promesse du soleil et la séduction de la jeunesse dans son montage de certaines des meilleures photographies contemporaines de piscine.
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.
