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.
Craig’s review of National Portrait Gallery – “The National Portrait Gallery is probably my favourite gallery in London because it appeals to history lovers as well as art lovers. It's all about the sitters, not the painters. Admire the people, not the paintings. But that's not to say that the paintings aren't good, because they are -- they still have pieces by Hockney and Holbein, etc. -- but if they need a pictu… continued”
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If you enjoy National Portrait Gallery then you might like to visit Courtauld Gallery (you can walk it 10 mins), National Gallery (you can walk there in less than 1 min), Royal Academy of Arts (walk it in 12 mins or catch the tube from Charing Cross to Piccadilly Circus), Tate Britain (walk it in 26 mins or catch the tube from Charing Cross to Pimlico) and Wallace Collection (walk it in 26 mins or catch the tube from Charing Cross to Bond Street)