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Author Martin Parr / Gerry Badger
Pages 36
Signed No
ISBN 3891691459
Publisher Sprengel Museum
Publishing date 1999
Publishing place Hanover
Language German
Edition First edition
Binding Softcover
Book condition Like New
Condition description Signed by Martin Parr; as new
Dimensions (cm hxb) 24 x 24
Number published 1000
An acerbic view of vacationers in Spain, Martin Parr wryly captures telling images of people baking in the sun, gaudily attired or wearing frighteningly little, eating, drinking and smoking, surrounded by all the kitsch and ugly trappings of modern culture. One particular image features one hand holding out a paddle-ball paddle emblazoned with an image of the Spice Girls, while a Speedoed man lopes through the ocean like Bigfoot. Is this the emblem of England's ambassadors to the world? This is all very much quintessential Parr and many of these images have been used in other, more well-known Parr books such as Common Sense. In that same vein, these are fairly lurid images that would be funnier if they weren't so disturbing in their commonality.

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Benidorm Uber Die Welt : About The World (Signed)

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Signed copy by Martin ParrIt is a softcover with French folds, in a protective sleeve. The text by Gerry Badger is in English and German. 36 pages of full-bleed color photos. . This is an exceptional photobook, published on the occasion of the Expo in Hannover, 1999. There were just 1000 produced.
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