Martin Parr

If, indeed, it is true that “a day at the beach is the same the world over”, the local variants of the gestures and rituals imposed by globalization, the way in which people present themselves or impose themselves on others, or the manner in which couples have time together in absolute promiscuity and a total lack of privacy, reveal the innumerable nuances of a completely Neapolitan manner of living to the artist: all together in continuous communication via looks, noises and words adapted to the limited conditions of space imposed by the impervious cliffs.

2. Martin Parr, The Amalfi Coast, 27 November 2014 - 28 February 2015, installation view.jpg

3. Martin Parr, The Amalfi Coast, 27 November 2014 - 28 February 2015, installation view.jpg

works

The Amalfi Coast

In primo piano

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Naples, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Pompei, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Positano, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2014, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

The Amalfi Coast, Capri, Italy, 2013, pigment print, 65 x 90 cm - ed. 10, 100 x 150 cm - ed. 5, © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Studio Trisorio

Common Sense

In primo piano

Common Sense, G.B. England, Badminton, 2000, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1999, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, USA, New York City, 1999, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Ireland, 1995 – 1999, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Hungary, Budapest, 1998, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, AP

Common Sense, USA, Florida, 1998, c-type photograph, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, USA, Florida, 1997, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

Common Sense, Pink Piggy Cakes, 1998, c-type photograph, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, AP

Common Sense, Switzerland, Zurich, 1996, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 25

Common Sense, G.B. England, Ramsgate, 1999, c-type photograph, 113,5 x 166,5 cm, ed. 25

Common Sense, G.B. England, Weston Super–Mare, 1998, traditional c-print, 50 x 76 cm, ed. 10

video

Martin Parr
France, 2002, 14’

Interview with Martin Parr
Italy, 2014, 7’

catalogue

Martin Parr (23 May 1952, Epsom – 6 December 2025, Bristol) served as president of Magnum Photos from 2013 to 2017. His photographs were found in numerous international public collections such as the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Tate Modern in London.
In June 2009, the Jeu de Paume in Paris dedicated the exhibition Planète Parr to him, which featured not only his most noteworthy photographs but also his collections of extravagant objects reflecting the absurdity of consumerism. In 2014, the Sprengel Museum Hannover commissioned the exhibition We Love Britain!, which delved into the relations between Lower Saxony and the United Kingdom. In April 2017, he received the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at the Sony World Photography Awards and, in the autumn of the same year, the Martin Parr Foundation was established in Bristol. His solo exhibition Only Human was inaugurated at the National Portrait Gallery in London in March 2019. Between 2021 and 2022, he participated in the exhibition project Toiletpaper & Martin Parr at Villa Medici in Rome. In 2024, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the La Gacilly-Baden Photo Festival and was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame. In the same year, the exhibition Martin Parr. Short and Sweet opened at MUDEC in Milan.
The photographer collaborated with Studio Trisorio from 2003 onward, where his solo exhibitions Phone Project – Common Sense (2003), Martin Parr (2004), Four Decades (2010) and The Amalfi Coast (2014) were held.
Martin Parr (23 maggio 1952, Epsom – 6 dicembre 2025, Bristol) è stato presidente dell’agenzia Magnum Photos dal 2013 al 2017. Le sue fotografie si trovano in numerose collezioni pubbliche internazionali come l’Arts Council of Great Britain, la Bibliothèque nationale de France, il Getty Center di Los Angeles, il MoMA di New York, il Museum of Modern Art di San Francisco, il Los Angeles County Museum of Art e la Tate Modern di Londra.
Nel giugno 2009 la Jeu de Paume di Parigi gli ha dedicato la mostra Planéte Parr in cui, insieme alle più note fotografie dell’artista, sono state esposte le sue collezioni di oggetti stravaganti che riflettono la vacuità della società consumista. Nel 2014 lo Sprengel Museum Hannover gli ha commissionato la mostra We Love Britain! che esplorava le relazioni tra la Bassa Sassonia e il Regno Unito. Nell’aprile 2017 ha ricevuto il premio Outstanding Contribution to Photography nell'ambito dei Sony World Photography Awards. Nell'autunno dello stesso anno ha aperto a Bristol la Martin Parr Foundation. Nel marzo 2019 è stata inaugurata la mostra personale Only Human alla National Portrait Gallery di Londra. Tra il 2021 e il 2022 ha partecipato al progetto espositivo Toiletpaper & Martin Parr presso Villa Medici di Roma. Nel 2024 ha ricevuto il Lifetime Achievement Award dal La Gacilly-Baden Photo Festival ed è stato inserito nella International Photography Hall of Fame. Nello stesso anno è stata inaugurata la mostra Martin Parr. Short and Sweet al MUDEC di Milano.
A partire dal 2003 ha collaborato con lo Studio Trisorio, dove sono state presentate le mostre Phone Project – Common Sense (2003), Martin Parr (2004), Four Decades (2010) e The Amalfi Coast (2014).