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Exhibition dates: 25th May – 30th September 2012 F. Holland Day (American, 1864-1933) The Vision (Orpheus Scene) 1907 Platinum print 24.4 x 18.4cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.) &nb…
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Too often, Robert Mapplethorpe’s work is reduced to its more lewd manifestations: most viewers having trouble getting past the famous image of a man leaning for
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This has to be one of the best fashion stories I've come across in quite some time. Numéro homme comes up with this editorial referencing the self-portraits of Robert Mapplethorpe as seen through the lens of Jean-Baptiste Mondino. I've always loved how they do things chez Numéro especially their play...
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I bought a pack of Robert Mapplethorpe Postcards in a Gallery in Barcelona, I've always loved his work and think these photos epitomise the aspect of the portrait and it's influence over his work.
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From Schiele to Rodin, trace a line through famous embraces throughout art ...
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Ken Moody and Robert Sherman, 1984
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We focus on a few of the photographer’s favourite models, including the lover he put on a pedestal
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Robert Mapplethorpe. Ken Moody. 1983. Gelatin silver print. 19 × 15 3/8" (48.3 × 39 cm). The Family of Man Fund. 72.2016. © 2025 Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Photography
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Young Bald Men Ken Moody Robert Sherman Robert Mapplethorpe Portrait Postcard | Collectibles, Postcards, People | eBay!
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Mapplethorpe: Andy Warhol, 1983
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Robert Mapplethorpe • Iggy Pop, 1981.
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“Many would not make it. Candy Darling died of cancer, Tinkerbelle and Andrea Whips took their lives. Others sacrificed themselves to drugs and misadventure. Taken down, the stardom they so d…
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As in his portrait of Nick Marden, Mapplethorpe photographs himself from behind, but here the emphasis is on abstract design. The “V”-shape of the wall-mounted frame (actually one of Mapplethorpe’s own sculptures) echoes the diagonals of his heavily coiffed hair and intersects the inverted “V”-shape of the white piping on his leather jacket. The effect is very Art Deco. Surface style takes precedence over character depiction or psychological insight.
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“If I had been born one hundred or two hundred years ago, I might have been a sculptor, but photography is a very quick way to see, to make a sculpture.” — Robert Mapplethorpe. Two amazing retrospectives that explored the breadth and depth of this master’s work.
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