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Saturday, 14 August 2004 Omelette Makers Use Broken Eggs
CREDIT: © Martin Parr/Tate Modern WHERE: Britain 1995-1998 WHAT: photographic social commentary. NOTE: both thumbnails pop-up the same source web page. ![]() ![]() Parr does work on the edge; a place of shifting values that offers opportunities to experimental artists. It is a place where if you are not failing, you are not succeeding either. Check out the careers of the great comedians whose work has pushed the conventional envelope a little. So when we say we can point to individual Parr images that we think are dismal failures, we mean no disrespect. ![]() ![]() Perhaps they are from a book version using same name. In that medium, the photographer's method was to assemble recto & verso pairs, and then sequence them into a visual narrative. A visit to the MartinParr.com web site is recommended before even beginning to form an opinion. For visitors able to handle RealOne files, the Tate Modern carries a video interview, in which Parr explains the way he works. |
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