Bill Owens, Leisure
Edited by Robert Harshorn Shimshak, with foreward by Sofia Coppola and introduction by Gregory Crewdson

Leisure is the fourth installment of Bill Owens' landmark Suburbia series, featuring previously unreleased photographs taken between 1968 and 1980. In this culmination of his documentation of suburban life, Owens follows the residents of the suburbs in their free time. With a direct, sympathetic observational style, Owens explores a wide range of recreational pursuits, creating distinctive images of disheveled cheerleaders, lawn bowlers, and dancing queens. Owens' vision of America at ease is at once familiar and extraordinary, using telling details and odd occurrences to transform our backyards and block parties into theatres of great contemporary significance.

Hardcover
120 pages
94 tritone and 24 color plates Fotofolio, 2004

$29.95