Search results
This is the first time in twelve years that a complete set has appeared at auction. ‘X’ portfolio has become such a key piece in Robert Mapplethorpe’s oeuvre that it has been included in every important exhibition of his work worldwide, reproduced in all his major monographs, and featured prominently in documentaries about his life and art.
Dec 3, 2012 · It was in L.A. that one of the first exhibitions of the controversial X Portfolio, featured in the current LACMA exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: XYZ, was shown at the now-defunct Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (LAICA) on Robertson Boulevard. In August of 1978, almost immediately after the thirteen sadomasochistic homoerotic images ...
Featuring portraits, nudes, still lifes, and the controversial X Portfolio, the exhibition explores Mapplethorpe’s studio practice and the creation of his foundation, which has shepherded his legacy into the 21st century.
Title: X Portfolio. Creator: Robert Mapplethorpe. Date Created: 1984. Physical Location: Centre d'Art la Panera, Spain. Rights: AlbertRA (WikiCommons) Medium: Installation. Robert...
One route to fame was to achieve an infamy of subject matter, and Mapplethorpe’s X Portfolio – a series of graphic photographs documenting sadomasochistic sex acts – was perfect for this.
The controversial X Portfolio consisted of raw, uninhibited portraits sparking strong reactions from viewers and eventually building his artistic reputation as a fine art pornography photographer. While the Y and Z albums countered his provocative portraits with finely captured "portraits" of flowers and sculptural male forms.
X Portfolio, Robert Mapplethorpe (United States, 1946-1989), 1978, Photographs, Black clamshell case with gelatin silver photographs.
