Signed; Martin Parr - The Non-Conformists - 2013
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Description from the seller
Hardback with dust jacket
240x200mm
168 pages, 90 B&W photographs
CONDITION:
Medium format hardback in fine condition, signed by Martin Parr.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Originally photographed in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, between 1975 and 1980, The Non‑Conformists represents Martin Parr’s earliest sustained body of work and a foundational project within British documentary photography. The series records the rituals, interiors, and social life of nonconformist chapel communities at a moment of cultural transition and decline.
Published by Aperture in 2013, this edition brings renewed attention to Parr’s early black‑and‑white practice, characterised by close observation, formal restraint, and an acute sensitivity to social detail. While rooted in the British documentary tradition, the work already signals Parr’s emerging authorial voice and his sustained interest in class, community, and everyday life. Long regarded as a key work in the artist’s oeuvre, The Non‑Conformists stands as an important precursor to Parr’s later, more widely recognised colour photography.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Martin Parr (1952-2025) is a British photographer renowned for his incisive examination of social class, leisure, and consumer culture. Emerging from the British documentary tradition, Parr first gained recognition for his early black‑and‑white work before achieving international prominence with his adoption of colour photography in the 1980s. A member of Magnum Photos, and its president from 2013 to 2017, Parr published numerous influential photobooks and exhibited widely. His work is held in major public collections worldwide, including Tate, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
Aperture, founded in New York in 1952, is a non‑profit publisher dedicated to advancing photography as a vital art form. Through its influential magazine, books, and exhibitions, Aperture has played a central role in shaping photographic discourse for more than seventy years and has published many of the most important photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Hardback with dust jacket
240x200mm
168 pages, 90 B&W photographs
CONDITION:
Medium format hardback in fine condition, signed by Martin Parr.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Originally photographed in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, between 1975 and 1980, The Non‑Conformists represents Martin Parr’s earliest sustained body of work and a foundational project within British documentary photography. The series records the rituals, interiors, and social life of nonconformist chapel communities at a moment of cultural transition and decline.
Published by Aperture in 2013, this edition brings renewed attention to Parr’s early black‑and‑white practice, characterised by close observation, formal restraint, and an acute sensitivity to social detail. While rooted in the British documentary tradition, the work already signals Parr’s emerging authorial voice and his sustained interest in class, community, and everyday life. Long regarded as a key work in the artist’s oeuvre, The Non‑Conformists stands as an important precursor to Parr’s later, more widely recognised colour photography.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Martin Parr (1952-2025) is a British photographer renowned for his incisive examination of social class, leisure, and consumer culture. Emerging from the British documentary tradition, Parr first gained recognition for his early black‑and‑white work before achieving international prominence with his adoption of colour photography in the 1980s. A member of Magnum Photos, and its president from 2013 to 2017, Parr published numerous influential photobooks and exhibited widely. His work is held in major public collections worldwide, including Tate, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
Aperture, founded in New York in 1952, is a non‑profit publisher dedicated to advancing photography as a vital art form. Through its influential magazine, books, and exhibitions, Aperture has played a central role in shaping photographic discourse for more than seventy years and has published many of the most important photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Art, Photography
Book title
The Non-Conformists
Author/ Illustrator
Signed; Martin Parr
Condition
As new
Publication year oldest item
2013
Height
240 mm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
200 mm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Aperture (New York)
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
168
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