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Bliss
31 Oct 2003
128
Paperback
9780954281335 / 0954281330
L23.00 cm W17.15 cm H1.27 cm
Love
Social Science
Family
Popular Culture
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General
Art
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions
Families
Postcards
Photography
Following Martin Parr's celebrated "Boring Postcards" series, a new installment of his bizarre postcard collection. Domestic icons in a Catholic tradition, these cards were produced in the countries of Southern Europe during the 1970s, showing shamelessly idealized photographs of romantic lovers--frolicking in the hills, holding hands in the sunset, staring dreamily into each others eyes--and of perfect families--greeting Dad after work, in the kitchen baking a cake with Mom, singing together at the piano... A revealing social-historical document and very funny, for all fans of Martin Parr and connoisseurs of photographic kitsch.
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