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The last resort : photographs of New Brighton / photographs by Martin Parr ; introduced by Gerry Badger. - Revised edition. - [Stockport] : Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2008. - 82, [1] strona : fotografie ; 31x25 cm.

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Author

Parr Martin (1952- ) Fotografie Badger Gerry Przedmowa

Form of Work

Książki Albumy i książki artystyczne

Subject

Fotografowie angielscy Miasta Tematy i motywy Wielka Brytania

Genre/Form

Album

Domain

Kultura i sztuka

Tytuł serii

Ze Zbiorów Gintera Stillera

Instytucja

Dewi Lewis Publishing

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Tekst w języku angielskim.

When Martin Parr's "The Last Regort" was first published and exhibited in 1986 it divided both critics and audiences alike. Some saw it as the finest achievement to date of colour photography in Britain whilst others viewed it as an aberration . With the benefit of hindsight there is little doubt that it transformed documentary photography in Britain and placed Parr amongst the world 5 leading photographers. The book is now recognised as a classic and is highly sought by collectors worldwide. Steering a perilous course between objectivity and voyeurism, Parr viewed the decaying holiday resort of New Brighton and its holidaymakers in a way that was new, unique and deeply disturbing, And he did 80 in colour, Something which at the time was seen as revolutionary for documentary work. For some his camera seemed cold and cruel as it followed the working classes desperately pursuing their holiday dreams surrounded by dereliction and decay and wading through the apparently endless detritus of a pollution-ridden consumer society. Others felt it showed an affectionate, humorous and humanistic response from Parr. However it was viewed, it was undoubtedly a sharp, bitter satire of the Britain of the Thatcher years.

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Copies are only available in the library: sygn. GR 7959 (1 egz.)