1958 Born in Belgium


Martin Parr studied photgraphy in Manchester Politechnic from 1970 to 1973.
Since that time has worked on numerous photographic projects. He has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad.
In recent years, he has developed an interest in film-making, and has started to use his photography within different conventions, such as fashion and advertising
Photography teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent / Belgium between 1982-1989.
Co-founder and co-director of the photo-gallery "XYZ - Photography" (1982-1989).
Free-lance photographer since 1982.
Teacher at the Higher Institute of Arts in Antwerp - Belgium in 1995
Teacher at L'école des Arts Décoratifs in Paris - France 2002
Nominee of the MAGNUM photo agency in 1990.
Member of the MAGNUM photo agency in 1994.


SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

2004
MEP París

2003
Studio Trisorio, Nápoles
National Museum of Photography, Copenaghe
Kunsthalle Rotterdam
Reina Sofía, Madrid
20/21 Essen, Germany

2002
Centro de Arte, Salamanca Spain
Moscú House of Photography, Moscú Russia
Sakharov Museum, Moscú Russia
Martin Parr Photoworks 1971-2000, Barbican Art Gallery and major European Tour
Rocket Gallery, London
Rose Gallery, Los Angeles

2001
Fotofestival Herten, Germany

2000
SMAK, Ghent Belgium

1999
C.C. De Velenx, Tongeren Belgium

1997
CNP, Paris France
Galerie Almene Rech, Paris France

1996
Fotoenstituut, Rotterdam Holland
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent Belgium
Belgisch Huis, Photokena, Cologne, Germany

1994
Hogeschool, Den Haag Holland
Caseno, Berengen Belgium

1993
Frankfurt Forum Galerie - Frankfurter Buchmesse, Frankfurt Germany
Nikon Galerie, Zürich Switzerland
Galerie Polaris, Bruselas Belgium

1992
Canon Image Center, Amsterdam Holland
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent Belgium
The Photographers Gallery, London England
FNAC FORUM, Mois de la Photo, Paris, France
CMP, California Museum of Photography, Riverside California USA 1992

1991
Orange, France

1990
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent Belgium
Galerie DBS, Antwerp Belgium
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne Switzerland 1990 Montpellier France
Photokena, Belgisch Huis, Cologne Germany
Centre Culturel d'Art Contemporaen, Amiens France 1990
Galerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse France 1991

1989
CCH, Hasselt Belgium
Canon Image Center, Amsterdam Holland
Musée de la Photo, Charleroi Belgium

1988
Fotografie Museum, Antwerp Belgium
Centre Culturel d'Art Contemporaen, Amiens France
Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent, Belgium
Centre for Photography as an art form, Bombay India
Canon Rotown, Rotterdam Holland 1988
Fotogalerije Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto Yugoslavia
Congress Center, Lubljana, Yugoslavia
Galerie Frederic Basille, Montpellier, France

1987
XYZ-Fotografie, Ghent Belgium
Canon Gallery, Amsterdam Holland
Galerie Contretype, Bruselas Belgium
Galerie Nueva Imagen, Pamplona, Spain
Gallery Focus, Amsterdam Holland

1984
CCH Hasselt, Belgium


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2004
Pingyao Photography Festival, China

2003
Cruel and tender, Tate Modern, Londres

2002
Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan France
Sand in der Vaseline, kerfelder, Kunstmuseem Germany

2001
"Europa", Nederlands Fotoenstituut NFI, Rotterdam Holanad
"Art as memory", Biennal for Contemporary Art, Krasnoyarsk Rusia

2000
"Magnum degree", The Barbican Gallery, Londres
"Magnum degree", BNP (Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris), Paris France
"Magnum degree", Botanique, Bruselas Belgium
"De zeer korte liefde", KBC, Bruselas Belgium
"The world on its head", selection of Belgian contemporary art, San Francisco Art Enstitute USA
"Magnum degree", Amsterdam Holland 2001 + World tour (80 places)

1999
"Shoppeng the stars", Galerie Frank Demaegd - Zeno-X, Antwerp Belgium Lenk
"Heavy Metal", Espeel metalworks, Rumbeke Belgium

1998
"Noodengang", Roeselare Belgium
"Parcours d'Artistes", Bruselas Belgium,
"Israel 50 years", Magnum


1997-98
"Paysages de Magnum", Paris France and world tour

1997
Festival Naarden, Holland
"Americani" - America seen by Magnum, Roma Italia
"Hope" National Arts Club, New York USA
"America Observed", Milton J.Weill Art Gallery, New York USA
"Set" MACBA, Barcelona España
Haagse Hogeschool, Den Haag Holland
"Dirk Braeckman, Carl De Keyzer, Thomas Ruff", Kunstakademie Roeselare Belgium

1995
Oog van Hoorn, Hoorn Holland
MUHKA, Antwerp
"Peuples en Danger, Regards", La Défense, Paris France
"Peuples en Danger, Regards", MSF Bruselas Belgium
Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerp Belgium
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, "25 jaar fotogafie KASK", Ghent Belgium

1996
"Macht - Onmacht" ICC, Antwerp Belgium

1995-96
"Les trois grandes Egyptiennes", Musée de la Photo, Charleroi Belgium and toureng

1994
Rural Europe, FNAC Paris France
"Underground", Centrum Elzenveld, Antwerp Belgium
Galerie Van Kranendonk, Den Haag Holland
"MAGNUM Cenema", Paris France + world tour

1993
"Jan Fabre's Theatre Work" a view by Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton and Carl De Keyzer, Museum of Modern Art, Helsenki, Finland *
"The Eugene Smith Legacy",

1993
Center for Endependent Journalism, Tucson Arizona USA
"Metro Pictures", Passage 44, Bruselas Belgium
"Photographie Belge", Musée de la Photo, Charleroi Belgium
"Three Magnum Photographers", University of Santiago de Compostella España (Miguel Rio Branco, Marten Parr, Carl De Keyzer)
"Première Photo" Paris France
"Photo's de Pères" Paris France

1992
"Jan Fabre's Theatre Work" a view by Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton and Carl De Keyzer, Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt; Städtische Galerie, Erlangen; Kunstvereen, Munich; Wiener Festwochen, Vienna; Area de Cultura, Granada.
"La Danse", Musée de la Photo, Charleroi Belgium
"The Eugene Smith Legacy", Matsuya Genza Department Store, Tokyo Japón
"The Eugene Smith Legacy", Marui Imai Department Store, Sapporo City Japón
"The Eugene Smith Legacy", Keihan Gallery of Arts and Science, Osaka Japón
Zeno-X Gallery, "Carl De Keyzer & Miguel Rio Branco", Antwerp Belgium
"Photofollies", CNP - Centre National de la Photo, Palais de Tokyo Paris, France
"Portretten van Papier", Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Bruselas Belgium

1991
Centre National de la Photo, Palais de Tokyo "CNP" "Panorama des Panoramas", Paris France
Centre National de la Photo, Palais de Tokyo "CNP" "La Photographie Belge", Paris France
"The Eugene Smith Legacy", Beaubourg, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris France
"The Eugene Smith Legacy" ,Galerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse France
"The Eugene Smith Legacy" , Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne Switzerland
"The Eugene Smith Legacy" , ICP New York USA
"MAGNUM a l'Est - East of MAGNUM", world tour

1990
"Zomer van de Fotografie" Fotografie Museum, Antwerp Belgium

1989
Foto-Festival, Athens Grecia
"5 Ans Clichés" Le Botanique, Bruselas Belgium
"5 Ans Clichés" Centre Culturel de la Wallonnie, Paris France
"5 Ans Clichés" Centre Culturel d'Art Contemporaen, Amiens France
"European Prizewenners 1988", Bielefeld Germany

1988
Musée d'Art Moderne, Fribourg Switzerland
"World Press Photo" Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam Holland & World Tour
"Forum Photo" Club Méditerrannée, Gregolimano Grecia
FNAC "Forum Gregolimano", France
"Festival Enternational de la Photographie Actuelle", Montreal Canada
"Aspects les plus marquants de la création photographique européenne" AGF "Mois de la Photo", Paris France
"Young European Photography" Galerie Faber, Viena Austria

1987
Galerie Portfolio, Antwerp Belgium
Photographie Ouverte, Charleroi Belgium
"Festival enternational de la Photo", Liège Belgium
"View '87-La Photo en Belgique", Bruselas Belgium
"Prospect 6" Gele Zaal, Ghent Belgium
"Young European Photography", Frankfurt Germany

1986
"15 Vlaamse Fotografen" "Aktuelle Tendenzen der Europaischen Fotografie" Rathaus, Essen Germany
"Enitiatief '86" Galerie XYZ, Ghent Belgium
FNAC, Ghent Belgium

1985
"15 Vlaamse Fotografen" Fotografie Museum, Antwerp Belgium

1984
CCH Hasselt, Belgium

1983
"Paysages Urbaens", Festival Enternational de la Photo, Huy Belgium
Galerie Images, Bruselas Belgium
"15 Vlaamse Fotografen" De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam Holland

1982
Galerie Siegfried De Buck, Ghent Belgium
Galerie Pennengs, Eendhoven Holland
Galerie J. Walter Thompson, Amsterdam Holland
Galerie XYZ, Ghent Belgium


AWARDS:

"Festival for young Belgian filmmakers", 1st prize experimental film, Brussels Belgium 1982
"Hasselblad Award Belgium", Brussels Belgium 1986
"Grand Prix de la Triennale de la Photographie" - Photographie Ouverte", Charleroi
Belgium 1986
"Grand Prix Triennale de la Ville de Fribourg" Grand Prix, Fribourg Switzerland 1988
The "Louis-Paul Boon" Award, Ghent Belgium 1990
"Prix du Livre", Festival International de la Photo, Arles France 1990
The "Eugene Smith Award", International Center for Photography ICP, New York USA 1990
The Kodak Award "Prix de la Critique - Kodak", Paris France 1992
Jaarlijkse prijs voor Beeldende Kunsten (Annual Fine Arts Award Belgium), Brussel
Belgium 1995
Kodak Germany Book Award 1996
Fuji Award Belgium 2002


PUBLICATIONS (selection):

Photo:

Cliches (B), Foto (NL), PHOTO (Fr), Photo Reporter (Fr), Fotomagazine (B), Focale (B), Focus (NL), Foto (NL), Hollands Licht (NL), European Photography (D), Nueva Imagen (Spa), Kamera (Fin), Fotografie (Griek), Photographie (D), Highlight - AGFA (BRD), Photomagazine (Fr), Camera International (Fr), Fotografisk Magazine (Sweden), Double Take Magazine (USA), ....


News:

The Independent Magazine (GB), Rolling Stone (USA), Life Magazine (USA), (Daily) Telegraph Magazine (GB), Frankfurter Algemeine (D), GEO (D), Moscow (USSR), Sette (It), Los Angeles Times Magazine (USA), The Guardian (GB), El Pais (Spain), The European (GB), Globe (Fr), Nieuwe Revue (NL), Elsevier (NL), Knack (B), De Volkskrant (Holl), Libération (Fr), Le Figaro Magazine (Fr), Le Monde (Fr), De Morgen (B), NRC Handelsblad (NL), Vrij Nederland (NL), KNACK (B), De Standaard Magazine (B), etc.


Books (individual):

Oogspanning
"Oogspanning - Fotografie Carl De Keyzer 1981-1984" 1984,
introduction Johan Anthierens, editor Carl De Keyzer, limited edition 200 copies.


India
"India - Carl De Keyzer" 1987, introduction Dirk Van Der Spek, edition Focus Amsterdam, 4000 ex. Second Edition 1990, 2000 ex.


U.S.S.R. - 1989 - C.C.C.P.
"U.S.S.R. - 1989 - C.C.CP. - Carl De Keyzer" 1989, text Carl De Keyzer. Edition Focus/SDU Amsterdam/Den Haag, 4000 cop.


Homo Sovieticus
"Homo Sovieticus - Carl De Keyzer" 1989. Text Carl De Keyzer. English translation of "U.S.S.R. - 1989 - C.C.C.P.", edition Focus/SDU Amsterdam/Den Haag, 2000 cop.


God, Inc.
"God, Inc. - Carl De Keyzer". Edition Focus Amsterdam, january 1992. English-Dutch. Text by Carl De Keyzer. 3500 copies.


East of Eden
"East of Eden - Carl De Keyzer". Edition Ludion Gent, march 1996. English. Text excerpts by Milan Kundera, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, E.M. Cioran, Ivan Klima, Ismaïl Kadare, Dubravka Ugresic, Györgt Konrad, Eva Hoffman. Introduction by Ine Pisters. 3500 copies.


Tableaux d'Histoire
"Tableaux d'Histoire - Carl De Keyzer". Edition CNP Paris, may 1997. English - French. Text by Regis Durand and Jan Hoet. 2000 copies.


Henri Vandevelde - University Library
Photography Carl De Keyzer. Edition University Library Ghent, january 1998. Englisch - Dutch.
Text by Prof. Guido Van Hooydonk. 1500 copies


FILM - TV - BROADCAST - VIDEO

Documentary:

"Feestlokaal de Vooruit" 1981
18' - Director : Carl De Keyzer


TV:

Eiland, BRT Belgium, Johan Thielemans, 1987, Interview, India
Kunstzaken, BRT Belgium, Regine Clauwaert, 1987, Art Agenda, India
Kunstzaken, BRT Belgium, Regine Clauwaert, 1989, Art Agenda, Homo Sovieticus
Zeker Weten, BRT Belgium, Jan Van Rompaey, 1992, Interview, God, Inc.
Memphis, BRT Belgium, Marc De Geest, 1992, Interview, God. Inc.
Karel, AVRO Holland, Karel van de Graaf, 1992, Interview, God, Inc.
Roerend Goed, VPRO Holland, Alexander Oey, 1994, Reportage, Poland
Reportage, Kanaal 2 Belgium, 1994, Debate, KKKlan
Regards, RTBF1 Belgium, 1993, Interview, Magnum Cinema
Zeker Weten, BRT Belgium, Jan Van Rompaey, 1993, Interview, International sects
Roerend Goed, VPRO, Holland, Alexander Oey, Live reportage East of Eden in Poland, 1994
Zevende Dag, BRTN1 Belgium, Pascal De Boosere, 1995, Interview, Award
TF1 France, 1995, Magnum
Zevende Dag, BRTN1 Belgium, Pascal De Boosere, 1996, Interview, East of Eden
Journaal, BRTN1 Belgium, Alda Aguirre, 1996, Interview, East of Eden
Affiche, BRTN2 Belgium, Regine Clauwaert, 1996, Interview, East of Eden
Ziggurat, BRTN 1 Belgium 1996, "Macht - Onmacht" at ICC, art agenda, Images of Power
NOS Journaal, Holland, Interview East of Eden, 1996, World Press 1998
Link, BRTN-Canvas Belgium, "University Library Gent" book release, 1999
Link, BRTN-Canvas Belgium, "EVROPA" book release, expo SMAK, 2000
Rubriek 700, BRTN - Canvas Belgium, Documentary 30', 2001
TV6, TVK, Krasnoyarsk - Moscow Russia, several interviews for news and cultural programs, Zona 200


Video:

Maison de la Photo Européenne - Paris Audiovisuel, 1995, France, Interview, Carreer


Collections:

Museum of Contemporary Art (SMAK), Gent, Belgium
Photography Museum, Charleroi, Belgium
Photography Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
FNAC Collection, Paris, France
Ministry of Culture, Brussels, Belgium
ICP, New York, USA
Centro de Arte, Salamanca, Spain
Several private collections



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