Pools
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Pools
By (Author) Lou Stoppard
By (author) Leanne Shapton
Rizzoli International Publications
Rizzoli International Publications
7th April 2020
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Water gardens, pools
778.94
Physical Properties
Hardback
208
Width 203mm, Height 279mm
Description
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, colourful 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.
Organised 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 Slve Sundsb, 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.
Reviews
"What could be more appealing in a time of pandemic than a leisurely tour of the world of summer and swimming pools In her second book from Rizzoli, Lou Stoppard offers the promise of sunshine and youth in her book called Pools, along with offers some of the best swimming-pool photography possible some of it reaching back to the 1930s. A+" ARCHITECTS + ARTISANS
"...a glorious celebration of serene swimming pools" SLEEK MAGAZINE
"Glamorous, seductive, and so much fun! " SPLENDID SASS
Author Bio
Writer, curator, and broadcaster Lou Stoppard writes regularly for the Financial Times, the New Yorker, and various international editions of Vogue. Exhibitions she has curated include Mad About the Boy (2016, Fashion Space Gallery, London), and North (2017, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool; Somerset House, London).
