COMMON SENSE: MARTIN PARR - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin

ISBN 10: 1899235078 / ISBN 13: 9781899235070

Published by Dewi Lewis Publishing, Stockport, UK, 1999

About this Item

np (160pp), 160 color illustrations. Dewi Lewis Publishing. Welcome to the fin-de-siecle as acidly surveyed in Martin Parr's full-page, hyper-intensely colored close up shots of food, flesh, and fashion. A most handsome copy of the 1999 first edition (cited on pages 382-383 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", 35 of "From Fair to Fine 3", and as catalogue raisonné entry number 10 for Martin Parr in Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum: Photobook") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the bubblegum image of the front pastedown.

Seller Inventory # 014205

Bibliographic Details

• Title: COMMON SENSE: MARTIN PARR - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER
• Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing, Stockport, UK
• Publication Date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1899235078
• ISBN 13: 9781899235070
• Binding: Pictorial Boards
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket - As Issued
• Signed: Signed by the Photographer
• Book Type: Photography Monograph
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography Monographs
  • Signed Books
  • Martin Parr
  • The Photobook / Open Book / 101 Books / et al.

About this title

Synopsis

Common Sense combines extravagantly lurid and luscious colour with Parr’s trademark sense of irony. Though hilariously funny there is a sharp and biting edge to the humor. He highlights the minutiae of everyday contemporary life—hamburgers, cigarette butts, tacky gifts and dime store combs—that have been taken around the world.

From the Publisher

Hilarious & Ironic - Luscious & Lurid - Parr at his best!
The launch of this extraordinary book was celebrated by simultaneous exhibitions in more than 40 different cities world-wide including London, Cardiff, Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Stuttgart, Rome, Milan, Florence, Zurich, Stockholm, Oslo, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Montreal, Ontario, Tokyo, Singapore & Sydney. This was probably the largest exhibition of work ever held by one artist – a truly global project.

Internationally recognised as a brilliant satirist of contemporary life Martin Parr has led the development of the British documentary tradition with wit, style, and intelligence in a career that boasts numerous publications and exhibitions. His work is held by major galleries and museums worldwide. Common Sense combines extravagantly lurid and luscious colour with Parr’s trademark sense of irony. Though hilariously funny – as always with Parr’s work – there is a sharp and biting edge to the humour.