Strange and familiar
Subtitle: Britain as revealed by international photographers
By: edited by Alona Pardo and Martin Parr ; with a contribution by David Chandler
Contributors: Barbican Art Gallery; Manchester Art Gallery
Publisher: PRESTEL; Prestel
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9783791382326
Subjects: Social life and customs; National characteristics, British, in art; Foreign public opinion; Exhibitions; Pictorial works
Description: Twenty-three photographers from countries around the world offer their own perspectives on British society. British photographer Martin Parr has selected works, dating from the 1930s to today, that capture the social, cultural, and political identity of the UK through the camera lens. These images range from social documentary and street photography to portraiture and architectural photography and offer a reflection of how Britain is perceived by those outside its borders.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Barbican Art Gallery, London, 16 March-19 June 2016 and at the Manchester Art Gallery, 25 November 2016-29 May 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (page 284).