dinsdag, juni 21, 2005
Parr takes on French fashion photography
It is not that fame has finally gone to the head of the 52-year-old photographer, a distinguished member of the Magnum agency founded by legendary photographers Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
The 8,500 euro carpet, studded with tiny replicas of him wearing a sky blue shirt, is part of an exhibition celebrating Parr's work, one of two shows in Paris which confirm his emergence as a major force in France.
Rarely has a British photographer broken so forcefully into France's art establishment and won so wide a following.
"I don't think Saddam has one (a carpet) like this," Parr said at the opening of one of the Paris exhibitions.
"But if you think it's narcissism it really isn't. It's just a laugh," said Parr, whose passion for photographic kitsch includes shooting a collection of watches printed with the face of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
The first exhibition in Paris is a major retrospective of his work. The second is called Fashion Magazine, a show accompanying the launch of a one-off glossy magazine in which he trains his ironic lens on the pretensions of haute couture.
On a roll since directing France's prestigious Arles photo festival last year, Parr is taking the French capital by storm. His work appears in mainstream newspapers and art magazines, and blow-ups of his photos line the walls of the Paris metro.
Lees meer van dit Reuters-artikel over Martin Parr op www.stuff.co.nz.
The 8,500 euro carpet, studded with tiny replicas of him wearing a sky blue shirt, is part of an exhibition celebrating Parr's work, one of two shows in Paris which confirm his emergence as a major force in France.
Rarely has a British photographer broken so forcefully into France's art establishment and won so wide a following.
"I don't think Saddam has one (a carpet) like this," Parr said at the opening of one of the Paris exhibitions.
"But if you think it's narcissism it really isn't. It's just a laugh," said Parr, whose passion for photographic kitsch includes shooting a collection of watches printed with the face of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
The first exhibition in Paris is a major retrospective of his work. The second is called Fashion Magazine, a show accompanying the launch of a one-off glossy magazine in which he trains his ironic lens on the pretensions of haute couture.
On a roll since directing France's prestigious Arles photo festival last year, Parr is taking the French capital by storm. His work appears in mainstream newspapers and art magazines, and blow-ups of his photos line the walls of the Paris metro.
Lees meer van dit Reuters-artikel over Martin Parr op www.stuff.co.nz.
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