The Last Resort

The Last Resort by Martin Parr.

Choose between signed copies of the sixth printing (2020) in new condition or an unsigned copy of the third printing of the revised edition (2012) in fine condition.

*Please note that the signed copies are signed by Martin Parr to title page

The third printing copy is in fine condition. Some very minor wear to boards. Some very slight toning to extremities of pages. Otherwise, binding firm, pages clean.

 Published by Dewi Lewis

About The Last Resort

The Last Resort collects images taken by Parr between 1983 and 1985 in the British  coast. Parr would visit the Liverpool beach resort in New Brighton and capture his surroundings, the queues of people outside the ice cream parlous, the children playing in the sand, elderly couples enjoying their cones of chips... His very characteristic use of saturated color and on-board flash illuminated a country in a state of decay, but still finding pleasure where it could. The deterioration of the British economy — and society as a whole — seemed to be writ large in the litter-strewn, concrete promenade of New Brighton.  

Artist bio

Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and also photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life. In particular documenting the social classes of England, and then more broadly the wealth of the Western world. The photographer is a chronicler of our age. In the face of the constantly growing flood of images released by the media, his photographs offer us the opportunity to see the world from his unique perspective. At first glance, his photographs seem exaggerated or even grotesque. The motifs he chooses are strange, the colours are garish and the perspectives are unusual. Parr’s term for the overwhelming power of published images is “propaganda”. He counters this propaganda with his own chosen weapons: criticism, seduction and humour. As a result, 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.

Related links

More books by Martin Parr here.

Also, more books by Dewi Lewis here.