Be Bold with Bananas
2015 · Artist's book with digitally printed bookplate
sheet (bookplate): 4 × 6" (10.1 × 15.2 cm); overall (book, closed): 9 11/16 × 7 1/8 × 1/2" (24.6 × 18.1 × 1.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Martin Parr
British, 1952
WA-00028839
PhotographyContemporary
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
60
Works in Collection
122
Assets Indexed
4
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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3 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
- LocationArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- PerrotinTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Martin Parr is a British photographer known for his saturated color work documenting everyday life and consumer culture across the postwar period. Working primarily in color film from the 1970s onward, his photographs capture the mundane details of ordinary people in domestic and public spaces, often with a deadpan formal precision that exposes the absurdities of routine existence. His work oscillates between anthropological observation and subtle social critique, treating shopping, leisure, and family rituals as sites of visual and cultural interest. Parr was a member of Magnum Photos from 1994 onward.
Source: Perrotin · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Contemporary
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Artworks (60)
Basel Art Fair, Miami Beach, Florida
2004 · Inkjet print
17 × 21" (43.2 × 53.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
Artwork sources (2)
60 published of 119 catalogued · 70 with image
- MoMA59 publishedof 118 catalogued69 img
- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | May 2025 | £1,000 – £2,000 | Unsold |
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