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Martin Parr's Final Show: A Darker Humor
20 Apr
Summary
- Martin Parr's final exhibition, 'Global Warning', explores everyday absurdity with darker undertones.
- The show highlights Parr's unique observational superpower, often unnoticed by his subjects.
- Exhibition captures tourism's darker side, wealth gaps, and consumption's impact on Earth.

Martin Parr's posthumous exhibition, 'Global Warning,' at Paris's Jeu de Paume offers a poignant final chapter from the celebrated photographer. The show, anticipated to be the museum's most visited, reveals Parr's distinctive ability to capture everyday absurdities with an irresistible, albeit darkening, good humor. His unique observational superpower allowed him to photograph subjects candidly, often appearing like an unobtrusive birdwatcher.