"If his native England had to shake off concerns about the role of class in Parr's satirical gaze before it could fully embrace him, countries like France have long revered the Epsom-born artist like a rock or a movie star, said the curator Quentin Bajac. In France, the news of Parr's death on Saturday aged 73 was marked on the front page of Le Monde and with a 10-minute news bulletin on French public radio."
"It was at the Arles photography festival that Parr first came to be appreciated as a serious artist, when his Last Resort series of images of the working-class seaside resort of New Brighton, Merseyside, was featured at the summer event in Provence in 1986; he was invited to curate the festival as guest artistic director in 2004. I think Parr felt for a long time he was neglected in England, said Bajac, the director of the Jeu de Paume arts centre in Paris."
Martin Parr died aged 73; his death prompted front-page coverage in France and a 10-minute news bulletin on French public radio. His life and work received celebration in the US and Japan and public queues formed for exhibitions. Parr first gained serious artistic recognition at the Arles photography festival when his Last Resort series on New Brighton, Merseyside, was featured in 1986; he later curated Arles in 2004. Concerns about the role of class in his satirical gaze complicated reception in Britain, while France maintained a long-standing embrace. His color photographs of seaside holidays, tea parties and vegetable competitions combined humor and social observation for global appeal.
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