Always technically brilliant, sometimes politically problematic, these photographs captured a new york community during times of intense social change. The american photographer robert mapplethorpe became famous, not to say, notorious, in the 1970s and 1980s for his photographs of the male nude and sexually explicit, gay imagery Robert mapplethorpe, joe, n.y.c, 1978, gelatin silver print, 7.11/16 x 7.5/8 in, jointly acquired by the j
Robert Mapplethorpe Controversial Photographs
Paul getty trust and the los angeles county museum of art
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Paul getty trust and the david geffen foundation Robert mapplethorpe’s pictures have as much impact today as they did when he. We spoke to the filmmakers behind 'mapplethorpe Look at the pictures,' a new hbo documentary about the photographer who died 25 years ago, to find out more about his life.
On display in venice is the dialogue between contemporary photography and classic art Between the sculptural quality of mapplethorpe’s portraits and ancient statuary Between his meticulously composed black and white nudes and the greek/roman nudes he shot “photography is the perfect way to make a sculpture,” mapplethorpe said.
In the 1970s robert mapplethorpe, in his 20s, conceived of a successful career as a photographer
From the start, his work stunned the art world More than 25 years since his death, his influence on photography—and on the question of what constitutes art—continues to ripple through the culture.
