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Introduction. I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before. Robert Mapplethorpe, Art News, 1988. Robert Mapplethorpe is best known for his powerful black-and-white portraits and self-portraits. His photographs both challenge us and present us with images of classical beauty.
Nov 1, 2016 · Robert Michael Mapplethorpe ( MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images.
Today, Mapplethorpe is represented by galleries in North and South America, Europe and Asia and his work can be found in the collections of major museums around the world. Beyond the art historical and cultural significance of his work, his legacy lives on through the work of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
Apr 12, 2024 · Robert Mapplethorpe (born Nov. 4, 1946, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died March 9, 1989, Boston, Mass.) was an American photographer who was noted for austere photographs of flowers, celebrities, and male nudes; among the latter were some that proved controversial because of their explicitly homoerotic and sadomasochistic themes.
Robert Mapplethorpe is among the most influential visual artists of the late twentieth century. This major retrospective exhibition reexamines the arc of his photographic work from its humble beginnings in the early 1970s to the culture wars of the 1990s.
Nov 5, 1989 · While the Mapplethorpe exhibition, “The Perfect Moment,” has caused enormous debate, “Minor White: The Eye That Shapes” has barely been noticed. The Mapplethorpe show carries a warning ...
Mar 15, 2021 · Robert Mapplethorpe. A key figure in late 20th-century photography, Mapplethorpe created work with a distinctive tension between opposites: sacred and profane, mainstream and underground, light and dark. From his early Polaroid portraits, to his fashion photography and later controversial work, Mapplethorpe's photographs are well-ordered and ...
