Martin Parr — Only Human

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National Portrait Gallery, St. Martin’s Place (just off Trafalgar Square), London

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0207 306 0055

Dates and ticket price

Dates & Time:

7th March to 27th May 2019

10 AM to 6 PM (Mon-Thu, Sat-Sun); 10 AM to 9 PM (Fri)

Tickets & Cost:

£18. See npg.org.ukk

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Only Human is a a major new exhibition by Martin Parr that brings together many of his best known photographs, alongside some brand-new works that have never been exhibited before.

The overriding theme of the collection is 'people', and it includes everything from posed portraits to Parr's own observations of Britishness, revealing what he thinks of today's social climate in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum.

 

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> Craig’s review of National Portrait Gallery – “If you're coming to London for a week then you have to find time for at least one art gallery. You can't just do fun stuff for seven days, that's not allowed. Art gallery first, then fun. Do your homework first, then you can watch some telly later. This is the art gallery that I always recommend if you aren't particularly into art, because it's half-art and half-hist… continued”

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