Martin Parr: Global Warning

Martin Parr: Global WarningMartin Parr puts the world to rights in this comprehensive catalogue of five decades of his photographs, published to accompany a major exhibition at Jeu de Paume in Paris. For over fifty years Martin Parr has photographed the absurdities of the contemporary world, from the frenzy of over consumption and the ravages of mass tourism to humanitys increasing reliance on technology and our complex relationship with the animal kingdom. By turns critical,

Ellipsoidal solos provide hesitant guidance

Gabrielle Chanel was

Junior Cook

a number of them remain under threat of demolition

covers and ephemera from the archives

Grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new land

Sexy covers sold all musical genres

They were not defeated ("No Surrender")

with remarks from rapper Chuck D

there is no one better to chronicle them than the incomparable David Sedaris

meditative fare on Side Two

There began Michael's life-long journey to channel all the frustration