Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire: from 'The Cost of Living'

Description

Each "Collector's Edition" comprises a special cloth-bound and boxed edition of a Phaidon book, with an original print, made, signed and numbered by the artist or photographer. Four different images from Martin Parr are available: "Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Yorkshire, 1978"; "Jubilee Street Party, Elland, Yorkshire, 1977"; "Badminton Horse Trial"; and "Pink Pig Cakes". Martin Parr's work has always provoked discussion and debate. A pioneer of colour photography and an insightful commentator on the commercial culture of today as well as domestic and social life, he has revitalized and repositioned contemporary documentary photography. A member of Magnum since 1994, Parr has published over 20 books and been widely exhibited around the globe. This is his first major retrospective book documenting his complete career to date.

'A splendidly deadpan observer' (Times Literary Supplement), Martin Parr has revitalized contemporary documentary photography with his own brand of robustness and variety. His photographs are above all a visual extravaganza of acute observation, wit, and colour. A pioneer of colour photography and an insightful commentator on the commercial culture of today as well as domestic and social life, he has repositioned contemporary documentary photography. A member of Magnum since 1994, Parr has published over twenty books and been widely exhibited around the globe. He is arguably Britains key contemporary photographer, with an unmistakable style and an international following in the worlds of art, fashion and journalism.

'Val Williams's observations, beautifully articulate, should lead to queues of great names clamouring for an introduction to their books' World of Interiors 'Martin Parr takes the biscuit with his coffee table book' Tatler 'handsomely produced retrospect' Times Literary Supplement 'well-made book ... exemplary text' London Review of Books 'the first serious assessment of the career of a major contemporary photographer' Pure Entertainment and Style 'You can't do better than Martin Parr [by Val Williams]' Verve 'Monumental' Evening Standard 'Beautifully illustrated' Time Out 'Comprehensive ... 'Essential viewing' Esquire 'If you love Parr's work, this book is a must; if you can't see the point of it, Val Williams' excellent text may illuminate things' Amateur Photographer