Only human : photographs by Martin Parr / [text by] Phillip Prodger ; introduction Grayson Perry.

By turns witty, surprising, and ingenious, Martin Parr's photographs reveal the eccentricities of modern life with affection and insight. This book - published to coincide both with Parr's 2019 exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery and also the date the UK will leave the EU - examines wha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prodger, Phillip (Author)
Other Authors: Parr, Martin, 1952- (Photographer)
Perry, Grayson, 1960- (Writer of introduction)
Language:English
Published: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2019.
Subjects:
Parr, Martin, > 1952- > Exhibitions.
Parr, Martin, > 1952-
Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic.
Portrait photography.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Physical Description:239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Autoportraits
  • Autoportrait of an island hopper : Joachim Schmid
  • Who do you think you are? : Phillip Prodger
  • Ordinary portraits, oneness, celebrity
  • Everybody dance now, grand slam, a day at the races
  • The British question : Phillip Prodger
  • Britain at the time of Brexit, the establishment
  • British aborad, beside the seaside
  • Parrification and the photo object : Dayanita Singh
  • Parraphernalia.