Rocket presents The Last Resort, its fifteenth solo exhibition of photographs by Martin Parr, one of the most high-profile photographers of the past half-century.
Photographed in New Brighton, Merseyside, between 1983 and 1985, The Last Resort remains one of the defining bodies of work in contemporary photography. Parr’s first venture into colour photography marked a decisive shift in British documentary practice through its use of direct flash and saturated colour.
Produced during the heigh…
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