Martin Parr

If, indeed, it is true that “a day at the beach is the same the world over”, the local variants of the gestures and rituals imposed by globalization, the way in which people present themselves or impose themselves on others, or the manner in which couples have time together in absolute promiscuity and a total lack of privacy, reveal the innumerable nuances of a completely Neapolitan manner of living to the artist: all together in continuous communication via looks, noises and words adapted to the limited conditions of space imposed by the impervious cliffs.

works

The Amalfi Coast

In primo piano

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Naples, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Naples, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Pompei, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Naples, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

In primo piano

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Amalfi, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

Luxury

In primo piano

Luxury, South Korea. Seoul, Korean International Art Fair, 2007, pigment print, 51 x 61 cm, ed. 10

Luxury, Dubai, 2007-2008, UAE, Gulf Art Fair, 2007

Luxury, UAE, Dubai, Gulf Art Fair, 2007, pigment print, 51 x 61 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense

In primo piano

Common Sense, G.B. England, Badminton, 2000, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1999, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, USA, New York City, 1999, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, USA, Florida, Miami, 1998, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Ireland, 1995 – 1999, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Hungary, Budapest, 1998, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, AP

Common Sense, USA, Florida, 1998, c-type photograph, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, USA, Florida, 1997, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Italy, Rome, 1997, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Pink Piggy Cakes, 1998, c-type photograph, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, AP

Common Sense, Spain, Benidorm, 1996, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 25

Common Sense, Switzerland, Zurich, 1996, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 25

Common Sense, G.B. England, Ramsgate, 1999, c-type photograph, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, ed. 25

Common Sense, G.B. England, Weston Super–Mare, 1998, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Flowers

In primo piano

Flowers, 1997-2001, G.B. England, Weymouth, 1999, c-type print, 51 x 76 cm, ed. 25

Small World

In primo piano

Small World, 1996-1997, Ireland, Galway Races, 1997, traditional c-type print, 51 x 76 cm, ed. 25

Small World, 1989-1994, India, Goa, 1993, traditional c-type print, 51 x 61 cm, ed. 25

Cost of Living

In primo piano

Cost of Living, 1986-1988, England, Bath, A Show House, 1988, traditional c-type print, 51 x 61 cm, ed. 25

The Last Resort

In primo piano

The Last Resort, England, New Brighton, 1983-85, traditional c-type print, 51 x 61 cm

The Last Resort, 1982-1985, England, New Brighton, 1985, traditional c-type print, 51 x 61 cm

The Last Resort, England, New Brighton, 1983-85, traditional c-type print, 51 x 61 cm

Early black and white photographs

In primo piano

Great Britain, England, Boulderclough Methodist Chapel (Anniversary Tea), 1978, fibre based print, 20,5 x 40,5 cm

Great Britain, England, Bexhill-on-Sea, Delaware Pavillion, 1978, traditional fibre print, 40,5 x 20,5 cm

Great Britain, England, Yorkshire Mytholmroyd (Butchers' shop), 1977, fibre based print, 20,5 x 40,5 cm

Great Britain, England, Manchester, Rusholme, 1972, traditional fibre print, 20,5 x 40,5 cm

video

Martin Parr
France, 2002, 14’

Interview with Martin Parr
Italy, 2014, 7’

catalogue

Martin Parr was born in Epsom, England in 1952.
He served as president of Magnum Photos from 2013 to 2017. His photographs can be found in numerous international public collections such as the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles, the MoMA in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Museum and the Tate Modern in London. In June of 2009 the Jeu de Paume National Gallery in Paris dedicated the Planéte Parr exhibition to him which featured not only his most noteworthy photographs but also his collections of extravagant objects reflecting the absurdity of consumerism. In 2014, the Sprengel Museum of Hannover commissioned the We Love Britain! exhibit which delved into the relations between Lower Saxony and the United Kingdom. In April of 2017, Martin Parr received the Sony World Photography Award for Outstanding Contribution to Photography and, in autumn of the same year, the Martin Parr Foundation was established in Bristol. His Only Human solo exhibit was inaugurated at the National Portrait Gallery in London in March of 2019.
The photographer has collaborated with the Studio Trisorio since 2003 where his solo exhibits Phone Project – Common Sense (2003), Martin Parr (2004), Four Decades (2010) and The Amalfi Coast (2014) were held.
Martin Parr è nato nel 1952 a Epsom, in Inghilterra.
È stato presidente dell’agenzia Magnum Photos dal 2013 al 2017. Le sue fotografie si trovano in numerose collezioni pubbliche internazionali come l’Arts Council of Great Britain, la Bibliothèque Nationale di Parigi, il Paul Getty Center di Los Angeles, il MoMA di New York, il Museum of Modern Art di San Francisco, il Los Angeles County Museum, la Tate Modern di Londra. Nel giugno 2009 la Galleria nazionale Jeu de Paume di Parigi gli ha dedicato la mostra Planéte Parr in cui, insieme alle più note fotografie dell’artista, sono state esposte le sue collezioni di oggetti stravaganti che riflettono la vacuità della società consumista. Nel 2014 lo Sprengel Museum di Hannover gli commissiona la mostra We Love Britain! che esplora le relazioni tra la Bassa Sassonia e il Regno Unito. Martin Parr ha ricevuto il premio Outstanding Contribution to Photography nell'ambito dei Sony World Photography Awards nell'aprile 2017. Nell'autunno dello stesso anno è stata aperta a Bristol la Martin Parr Foundation. Nel marzo 2019 è stata inaugurata una sua personale Only Human alla National Portrait Gallery di Londra.
Dal 2003 collabora con lo Studio Trisorio dove sono state presentate le mostre Phone Project – Common Sense (2003), Martin Parr (2004), Four Decades (2010) e The Amalfi Coast (2014).