Black Country Stories (signed)
by Martin Parr
Photographs: Martin Parr
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
140 pages
Pictures: 105 colour plates
Year: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-907893-63-6
Price: 49 €
Comments: hardback, 315mm x 230mm
‘Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age… His photographs are original and entertaining, accessible and understandable. But at the same time they show us in a penetrating way how we live, how we present ourselves to others, and what we value.’ – Thomas Weski
Over the last four years Martin Parr has been working on a commission for Multistory photographing the Black Country. It was an area he knew little of, other than its reputation as a densely populated, post-industrial area; one in decline. Many of the industries that once made the Black Country great have declined, but numerous small factories and manufacturing businesses remain in good health. A degree of regeneration has also come as a result of the many immigrant communities that have made the Black Country their home. The region is now populated with many different communities – Polish, Sikh and Somali to name but a few.
Parr has explored workplaces, temples, churches, shops, clubs and societies. Wary of neglecting the day-to-day experience, he also photographed in the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, in shops such as Tesco, in bars, clubs and nightclubs as well as in leisure facilities such as gyms, sports centres and spas. One particular focus of this new series is on portraiture, an aspect of Parr’s work that has really blossomed through the project.
For Parr, it was a welcome return to the notion of being a community photographer, something he last did in the late 1970s in the Calder Valley in and around Hebden Bridge – connecting to the community, giving back prints to the subjects and ensuring that the photographs are shown locally before being launched on an International stage.
Martin Parr has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad. He has published more than 80 books of his own work, edited a further 30, and exhibited in every continent. He has curated innumerable exhibitons and has acted as guest Director at Rencontres D’Arles and the New York Photo Festival. Parr is also well known for his enthusiasm for the photobook and is co-author with Gerry Badger of the internationally acclaimed three volume series ‘The Photobook: A History’.
Martin Parr's Black Country Stories was commissioned by Multistory with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, New Art Gallery Walsall and Walsall Council, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell Council and Arts Council England.
> see also Martin Parr's fine art prints
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The Real World (signed by Martin Parr - last copies)
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The Last Resort (signed - last copy)
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Martin Parr (signed)
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Think of England (signed)
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Real Food
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Euro 125 -
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Black Country Stories (signed)
by Martin Parr
Photographs: Martin Parr
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
140 pages
Pictures: 105 colour plates
Year: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-907893-63-6
Price: 49 €
Comments: hardback, 315mm x 230mm
‘Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age… His photographs are original and entertaining, accessible and understandable. But at the same time they show us in a penetrating way how we live, how we present ourselves to others, and what we value.’ – Thomas Weski
Over the last four years Martin Parr has been working on a commission for Multistory photographing the Black Country. It was an area he knew little of, other than its reputation as a densely populated, post-industrial area; one in decline. Many of the industries that once made the Black Country great have declined, but numerous small factories and manufacturing businesses remain in good health. A degree of regeneration has also come as a result of the many immigrant communities that have made the Black Country their home. The region is now populated with many different communities – Polish, Sikh and Somali to name but a few.
Parr has explored workplaces, temples, churches, shops, clubs and societies. Wary of neglecting the day-to-day experience, he also photographed in the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, in shops such as Tesco, in bars, clubs and nightclubs as well as in leisure facilities such as gyms, sports centres and spas. One particular focus of this new series is on portraiture, an aspect of Parr’s work that has really blossomed through the project.
For Parr, it was a welcome return to the notion of being a community photographer, something he last did in the late 1970s in the Calder Valley in and around Hebden Bridge – connecting to the community, giving back prints to the subjects and ensuring that the photographs are shown locally before being launched on an International stage.
Martin Parr has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad. He has published more than 80 books of his own work, edited a further 30, and exhibited in every continent. He has curated innumerable exhibitons and has acted as guest Director at Rencontres D’Arles and the New York Photo Festival. Parr is also well known for his enthusiasm for the photobook and is co-author with Gerry Badger of the internationally acclaimed three volume series ‘The Photobook: A History’.
Martin Parr's Black Country Stories was commissioned by Multistory with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, New Art Gallery Walsall and Walsall Council, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell Council and Arts Council England.
> see also Martin Parr's fine art prints
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The Real World (signed by Martin Parr - last copies)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 -
The Real World
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
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autoportrait (signed - last copy)
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The Last Resort (signed - last copy)
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Common Sense (signed - last copy)
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Small World (signed)
by Martin Parr
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Playas (signed)
by Martin Parr
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One Picture Book 74: 7 Cups of Tea (signed + print)
by Martin Parr
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Martin Parr (signed)
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From our house to your house (signed - last copy)
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Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
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Life's a Beach (signed)
by Martin Parr
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Martin Parr (signed)
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The Last Resort (signed)
by Martin Parr
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by Martin Parr
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Life's a Beach
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Bad Weather (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume III
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
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Grand Paris (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 45 -
HONG KONG PARR (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
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Bad Weather (signed)
by Martin Parr
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We love Britain! (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 35 -
Martin Parr in India 1984-2009 (signed)
by Martin Parr
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The Amalfi Coast (signed)
by Martin Parr
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The Photobook: A History Volume I (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
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The Photobook: A History Volume II (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
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Autoportrait 1996-2015 (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 27 -
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by Martin Parr
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Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
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Think of England (signed)
by Martin Parr
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by Martin Parr
Euro 22 -
Cakes & Balls (book+print)
by Martin Parr
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Cakes & Balls (last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 48 -
The Non-Conformists
by Martin Parr
Euro 48.50 -
Japan (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Remote Scottish Postboxes (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 54 -
The Martin Parr Coloring Book!
by Martin Parr
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Think of Scotland (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 38.50 -
ToiletMartin PaperParr Magazine (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
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Beach Therapy (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 45 -
Martin Parr (signed - review copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Life's a Beach (review copy - signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Bad Weather Umbrella
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Early Works (signed)
by Martin Parr
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Cakes & Balls (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 125 -
SMALL WORLD (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 49 -
The Real World (signed by Martin Parr- review copy)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 -
Cakes & Balls (book + framed print - last copy)
by Martin Parr
Euro 1200 -
Fashion Faux Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 55 -
Fashion Faux Parr
by Martin Parr
Euro 48
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Etan & Me (signed)
by Viviane Sassen
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by Michael Wolf
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Grimaces of the weary village 1976 - 2001 (signed- last copy)
by Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 295 -
Bill Henson (book + signed print)
by Bill Henson
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Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015–2016
by John Radcliffe Studio
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by Sanja Iveković
Euro 45
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by Patrick Ward
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STIGMA (signed)
by Antoine d'Agata
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by Erich Hartmann
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by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
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by John Myers
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Black Country Stories (signed)
by Martin Parr
Photographs: Martin Parr
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
140 pages
Pictures: 105 colour plates
Year: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-907893-63-6
Price: 49 €
Comments: hardback, 315mm x 230mm
‘Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age… His photographs are original and entertaining, accessible and understandable. But at the same time they show us in a penetrating way how we live, how we present ourselves to others, and what we value.’ – Thomas Weski
Over the last four years Martin Parr has been working on a commission for Multistory photographing the Black Country. It was an area he knew little of, other than its reputation as a densely populated, post-industrial area; one in decline. Many of the industries that once made the Black Country great have declined, but numerous small factories and manufacturing businesses remain in good health. A degree of regeneration has also come as a result of the many immigrant communities that have made the Black Country their home. The region is now populated with many different communities – Polish, Sikh and Somali to name but a few.
Parr has explored workplaces, temples, churches, shops, clubs and societies. Wary of neglecting the day-to-day experience, he also photographed in the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, in shops such as Tesco, in bars, clubs and nightclubs as well as in leisure facilities such as gyms, sports centres and spas. One particular focus of this new series is on portraiture, an aspect of Parr’s work that has really blossomed through the project.
For Parr, it was a welcome return to the notion of being a community photographer, something he last did in the late 1970s in the Calder Valley in and around Hebden Bridge – connecting to the community, giving back prints to the subjects and ensuring that the photographs are shown locally before being launched on an International stage.
Martin Parr has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad. He has published more than 80 books of his own work, edited a further 30, and exhibited in every continent. He has curated innumerable exhibitons and has acted as guest Director at Rencontres D’Arles and the New York Photo Festival. Parr is also well known for his enthusiasm for the photobook and is co-author with Gerry Badger of the internationally acclaimed three volume series ‘The Photobook: A History’.
Martin Parr's Black Country Stories was commissioned by Multistory with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, New Art Gallery Walsall and Walsall Council, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell Council and Arts Council England.
> see also Martin Parr's fine art prints
More books by Martin Parr
-
The Real World (signed by Martin Parr - last copies)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 -
The Real World
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
sold out -
autoportrait (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
The Last Resort (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Common Sense (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Small World (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Playas (signed)
by Martin Parr
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One Picture Book 74: 7 Cups of Tea (signed + print)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
From our house to your house (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Life's a Beach (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
The Last Resort (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Up and Down Peachtree Photographs of Atlanta (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Life's a Beach
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Bad Weather (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume III
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
sold out -
Grand Paris (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 45 -
HONG KONG PARR (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Bad Weather (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
We love Britain! (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 35 -
Martin Parr in India 1984-2009 (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
The Amalfi Coast (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume I (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume II (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
sold out -
Autoportrait 1996-2015 (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 27 -
Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Martin Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Think of England (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Real Food
by Martin Parr
Euro 22 -
Cakes & Balls (book+print)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Cakes & Balls (last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 48 -
The Non-Conformists
by Martin Parr
Euro 48.50 -
Japan (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Remote Scottish Postboxes (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 54 -
The Martin Parr Coloring Book!
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Think of Scotland (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 38.50 -
ToiletMartin PaperParr Magazine (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Beach Therapy (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 45 -
Martin Parr (signed - review copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Life's a Beach (review copy - signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Bad Weather Umbrella
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Early Works (signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
Cakes & Balls (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 125 -
SMALL WORLD (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 49 -
The Real World (signed by Martin Parr- review copy)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 -
Cakes & Balls (book + framed print - last copy)
by Martin Parr
Euro 1200 -
Fashion Faux Parr (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 55 -
Fashion Faux Parr
by Martin Parr
Euro 48
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Etan & Me (signed)
by Viviane Sassen
sold out -
Works
by Michael Wolf
sold out -
Grimaces of the weary village 1976 - 2001 (signed- last copy)
by Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 295 -
Bill Henson (book + signed print)
by Bill Henson
sold out -
Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015–2016
by John Radcliffe Studio
Euro 450 -
double life 1959-1975 (last copies)
by Sanja Iveković
Euro 45
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East End Dancers and Chancers
by David Hoffman
sold out -
The English at Play
by Patrick Ward
Euro 18 -
Stags, Hens & Bunnies (signed)
by Dougie Wallace
sold out
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-
People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground (signed - revi...
by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
Euro 90 45.00 -
I'M ONE. 21st century Mods (signed)
by Horst A. Friedrichs
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The 3rd Person Archive (last two copies)
by John Stezaker
Euro 165 -
Influences (signed)
by Brian Griffin
sold out -
The Black Kingdom
by Brian Griffin
Euro 42 -
The Water People
by Brian Griffin
Euro 15
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René Burri - Fotograf und Weltensammler (signed)
by René Burri
Euro 120 -
Wall
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
The Black Rose (last copies)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Scene (last copy)
by Alex Majoli
sold out -
STIGMA (signed)
by Antoine d'Agata
Euro 350 -
Our daily bread
by Erich Hartmann
Euro 52
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Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
The End of Manufacturing
by John Myers
Euro 18 -
Drivers in the 1980s (Photo Book 6 - last copy)
by Chris Dorley-Brown
sold out -
Young Love
by Ewen Spencer
sold out -
Along the Hackney Canal (Photo Book 11 - last copy)
by Freya Najade
Euro 65 -
Best Before End
by Stephen Gill
Euro 48
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