HONG KONG PARR

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Description

An art book titled Hong Kong Parr features select works from Martin Parr’s recent Hong Kong project (2013) commissioned by Blindspot Gallery. The book is published to accompany his first solo exhibition in Hong Kong in September 2014.

Bridging the divide between art and documentary photography, Parr’s work features the recurrent subjects of consumption, leisure, food culture and national eccentricities, which take on a vibrant rendition in his Hong Kong project. From the faces of Mainland tourists in Hong Kong’s shopping districts, local people in an entertainment whirlwind at the racecourse or the ballroom, to gory raw food in the wet market, Parr captures the intensity of urban life in Hong Kong as well as the social and cultural peculiarities of the city.

The plastic feel of the book cover is an intentional nod to consumerism which is one of the recurrent subject matters of the artist. There is also a 24-page small booklet with portraits of Hong Kong people bind in at the end of the book.

  • Publisher
    Blindspot Gallery and GOST Book, Sep 2014
    Binding
    Soft back with vinyl flexi-cover, 112 pages + 28 pages booklet
    Dimensions
    26.6 x 20.3 x 1.2 cm
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    978-1-910401-002
    Quantity
    1800 copies
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