Carlo Mollino Polaroids

A superstar architect and designer, Carlo Mollino's erotic photographs were kept a secret until they were discovered after his death in 1973. The photographs in Polaroids are a selection of 1200 pictures of sex workers and dancers that Mollino invited back to his 18th-century Turin villa – a secret, dream space that he designed as if to be photographed, but never lived in himself. In every photograph, the anonymous women are part of a meticulously crafted mise en scène of props, styling, furniture and fabrics that are every bit as important as their own beauty.

Published in 2002 by Arena Editions. First edition, hardback, in very good condition. Dark red moire cloth covers with a Polaroid illustration on the front cover and gold foil lettering on the spine. No dust jacket as issued. Used.