This comprehensive account of eccentric objects collected by Martin Parr over 25 years includes his memorabilia of political leaders and movements, other mythologized characters, his collections of photographic trays and kitsch wallpaper, objects commemorating the M1 motorway, September 11th and the Sputnik mission. Published to coincide with the photographer's exhibition Parrworld at Munich's Haus der Kunst. It features nearly 500 items gathered over thirty years - objects which, like his collection of postcards, provide ...
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This comprehensive account of eccentric objects collected by Martin Parr over 25 years includes his memorabilia of political leaders and movements, other mythologized characters, his collections of photographic trays and kitsch wallpaper, objects commemorating the M1 motorway, September 11th and the Sputnik mission. Published to coincide with the photographer's exhibition Parrworld at Munich's Haus der Kunst. It features nearly 500 items gathered over thirty years - objects which, like his collection of postcards, provide inspiration for his work and reflect his interest in the imagery of popular culture.
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Exhibition catalogue. First edition first impression 2008. 179 pages. Illustrated in colour throughout. Some small dents and bumps to cover. Pictorial boards, no dustjacket required. Very good. Martin Parr has becomewell known for his collections of photography books and postcards, but he is also a jackdawcollector of photographic and other themed objects. Some collections have already achieved notoriety â for instance his collection of Saddam Husseinwatches (wrist watches featuring photographs of Saddam Hussein, highly popular in Iraq prior to his downfall), and his collection of photographic trays, both exhibited at the 2004 Rencontres dâArles festival in southern France â but until nowthey have not been published in book form. This comprehensive account of eccentric objects collected by Parr over 25 years includes his memorabilia of political leaders and movements (Lenin, Margaret Thatcher and the Minerâs strike, for example), othermythologized characters (Osama bin Laden and the Spice Girls), his collections of photographic trays and kitschwallpaper, objects commemorating the M1 motorway, 9/11, and the Sputnik mission. Ranging between the banal and poignant, they are always hilarious. We are specialists in Artists Monographs, Catalogues and Illustrated items. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with 40 years experience, you may order with confidence. Other titles by this artist maybe in stock, please ask for our list or link.
