Leisure [INSCRIBED]

Owens, Bill (Photography); Sofia Coppola (Foreword); Gregory Crewdson(Introduction). Leisure [INSCRIBED]. New York: Fotofolio, 2004. First edition. Oblong Quarto. 119 (1)pp. Original photo-illustrated boards with orange and yellow lettering on cover and spine. Yellow endpapers. Frontispiece photograph. Inscribed “Marla thank you for your help in bringing my career back, Bill Owens.”

“Bill Owen’s photographic sensibility is straightforward and direct. He approached the subject of suburbia and its inhabitants in an almost non-descript style. This neutrality is, of course, deceptive. Collectively, the photographs reveal a highly subjective and complex narrative viewpoint. The pictures oscillate between irony and admiration, absurdity and sadness, and truth and fiction.” (Crewdson). Illustrated with color and b/w photographs. Minor wear along edges of binding and very lightly rubbed. Near fine condition. Hardcover. (52003) $75