Leisure — Bill Owens, 2004

Middle America at ease, and quietly exposed. Shot in the 1970s, these black-and-white photographs dissect suburban leisure—backyard barbecues, camping trips, living-room rituals—with the same deadpan clarity that defined Suburbia. Owens photographs from within, neither mocking nor romanticizing, letting aspiration, conformity, and small freedoms surface unforced. Published by FotoFolio in 2004 with a foreword by Sofia Coppola and an introduction by Gregory Crewdson, Leisure sharpens his enduring study of postwar American life.

Technical Sheet
Title: Leisure
Artist / Author: Bill Owens
Foreword: Sofia Coppola
Introduction: Gregory Crewdson
Editor: Robert Harshorn Shimshak
Publisher: FotoFolio, U.S.
Date: 2004
Pages: 120
Dimensions (cm): 26 × 25.4 cm
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1584180746