The Phone Book: 1998-2002

Parr, Martin

ISBN 10: 0946676534 ISBN 13: 9780946676538

Published by The Rocket Press, London, 2002

Language: English

Condition: Used Soft cover

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SIGNED. First edition. Near Fine oversized trade paperback with a flattened bump to one corner. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. 192 pages including six stiff card dividers; 141 full-page, full-bleed color photographic plates; 8 x 11.5 inches. SIGNED BY PARR and numbered 618/2002 on a neon yellow sticker to the inside back cover. Blue cover. The Phone Book--Parr's iconic project reflecting the world's relationship with mobile phones--is designed to mimic a real phone book. It's been printed on newsprint with six stiff card dividers that fold out to cascading tabs. The tabs organize the book according to region: Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, and Rest of the World. Parr: "There is no escaping this modern phenomenon and my relationship is one of 'I couldn't survive without it' but what a pain in the arse they are. I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.".

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The Phone Book: 1998-2002

Publisher

The Rocket Press, London

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0946676534

ISBN 13

9780946676538

Binding

Paperback

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1st Edition

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The Phone Book--Parr's iconic project reflecting the world's relationship with mobile phones--is designed to mimic a real phone book. It's been printed on newsprint with six stiff card dividers that fold out to cascading tabs. The tabs organize the book according to Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, and Rest of the World. "There is no escaping this modern phenomenon and my relationship is one of 'I couldn't survive without it' but what a pain in the arse they are. I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy." 192 pages including six stiff card dividers; 141 full-page, full-bleed color photographic plates; 8 x 11.5 inches.

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