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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. American Photographer. Born: November 4, 1946 - Floral Park, New York. Died: March 9, 1989 - Boston, Massachusetts. Movements and Styles: Modern Photography. , Straight Photography. , Identity Art and Identity Politics. , Queer Art. , Conceptual Art. "I'm looking for perfections in form. I do that with portraits.
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer known for his black-and-white portraits and for documenting New York’s S&M scene. View Robert Mapplethorpe’s 3,690 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
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.
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.
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.
Jul 12, 2018 · 11 July 2018. By Vincent Dowd,Witness programme, BBC World Service. Mapplethorpe Foundation. Robert Mapplethorpe, seen here in a self-portrait, became a controversial star of the art world....
