Design and Architecture
Sumptuous swimming pools; AfriCOBRA’s black power art
Summer in Southern California means swimming pools, and those glittering havens from the heat are celebrated in the new book “Splash: The Art of the Swimming Pool,” a collaboration between photographer Tim Street-Porter and his wife, the designer…
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenSummer in Southern California means swimming pools, and those glittering havens from the heat are celebrated in the new book “Splash: The Art of the Swimming Pool,” a collaboration between photographer Tim Street-Porter and his wife, the designer and writer Annie Kelly.
Plus, we meet two artists from AfriCOBRA, a Chicago-based collective formed in the late 1960s that made art to empower black communities. Their work is part of the blockbuster show “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983” at The Broad.
In this episode
2 storiesDive into the glittering swimming pools of 'Splash'
The LA-based architectural photographer Tim Street-Porter has traveled the world for decades and while on assignment would snap pictures of swimming pools.
Read the story15 minAfriCOBRA artists made colorful tributes to black power
An artist collective formed in the late 1960s called AfriCOBRA made art to empower black communities. And it was gorgeous.
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