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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.
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HardCover Pub Date: 2008 07 Publisher: Chris Boot Click on the Google Preview image above to read some pages of this book! 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 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 dArles festival in southern France 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 Miners strike. for example). othermythologized char...
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- PublisherChris Boot
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1905712081
- ISBN 13 9781905712083
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No DJ as issued. "Objects" is a collection of colour images by Parr of images he has collected with an introduction by him. Seller Inventory # ABE-1724771311575
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Martin Parr, Objects. [published to coincide with "Parrworld" . first exhibited at Haus der Kunst, Munich, 6 May - 30 August 2008].
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30cm. 175 Seiten, durchgehend illustr. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 35484AB
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.4. Seller Inventory # G1905712081I3N01
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Londres, Chris Boot, 2008, 310x192mm, 176p., cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur.Texte de Martin Parr et 171 illustrations photographiques en couleurs pleine page. Exemplaire signé du tirage de luxe à 50 exemplaires (n°8) présenté dans un coffret bois à couvercle ouvrant contenant en outre une barre de chocalta adbury et une assiette à l'effigie de Margaret Thatcher numérotée et signée au revers. Etat neuf. (103460). Seller Inventory # 103460
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