February 16, 2009

Martin Parr's Everybody Dance Now


The polarizing, irreverent, brilliant Martin Parr, has a new book out.
“Photography is perhaps the most democratic form of human expression second only to dance,” remarks Parr in his accompanying essay and Everybody Dance Now, which exudes laughter, drunkenness, music and movement, is a testament to the universal nature of those expressions. Photography critic Andy Grundberg, who also contributed to the edition, adds: “What these photographs really seem to be about is twofold: first, the delights of photography in extremis, hyperactive and usually hyper-colored, and second, the irrepressible good-naturedness of humanity.”
Check it out at Pentagram.

HT to A Photo Editor for this one.

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