Robert Mapplethorpe

Author : Paul Martineau
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 160606469X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Mapplethorpe written by Paul Martineau and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 –1989) is rich and complicated, triggering controversy, polarizing critics, and providing inspiration for many artists who followed him. Mapplethorpe, one of the most influential figures of his time, today stands as an example to emerging photographers who continue to experiment with the boundaries and concepts of the beautiful. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs offers a timely and rewarding examination of his oeuvre and influence. Drawing from the extraordinary collection jointly acquired in 2011 by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, as well as the Mapplethorpe Archive housed at the Getty Research Institute, the authors were given the unique opportunity to explore new resources and present fresh perspectives. The result is a fascinating introduction to Mapplethorpe’s career and legacy, accompanied by a rich selection of illustrations covering the remarkable range of his photographic work. All of these beautifully integrated elements contribute to what promises to become an essential point of access to Mapplethorpe’s work and practice. This publication is issued on the occasion of the exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Mediumon view at both the J. Paul Getty Museum and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from March 15 and March 20, respectively, through July 31, 2016; at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal from September 10, 2016, through January 15, 2017; and at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, from October 28, 2017, through February 4, 2018.

Author : Frances Terpak
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606064703
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Mapplethorpe written by Frances Terpak and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrated photographer Robert Mapplethorpe challenged the limits of censorship and conformity, combining technical and formal mastery with unexpected, often provocative content that secured his place in history. Mapplethorpe’s artistic vision helped shape the social and cultural fabric of the 1970s and ’80s and, following his death in 1989 from AIDS, informed the political landscape of the 1990s. His photographic works continue to resonate with audiences all over the world. Throughout his career, Mapplethorpe preserved studio files and art from every period and vein of his production, including student work, jewelry, sculptures, and commercial assignments. The resulting archive is fascinating and astonishing. With over 400 illustrations, this volume surveys a virtually unknown resource that sheds new light on the artist’s motivations, connections, business acumen, and talent as a curator and collector.

Author : Robert Mapplethorpe
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780224036054
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mapplethorpe written by Robert Mapplethorpe and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1992 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing all aspects of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographic career, this book begins with his earliest unpublished Polaroid pictures, and continues with portraits of friends through to his more well-known works. By the photographer of Lady, Lisa Lyon, Robert Mapplethorpe and Some Women.

Author : Patricia Morrisroe
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0399589449
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mapplethorpe written by Patricia Morrisroe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Robert Mapplethorpe's full endorsement and encouragement, Morrisroe interviewed more than three hundred friends, lovers, family members, and critics to form this definitive biography of America's most censored and celebrated photographer. “Eventually I found several hundred people who knew Robert Mapplethorpe in all his various incarnations—Catholic schoolboy; ROTC cadet; hippie; sexual explorer; celebrated artist; and famous AIDS victim. Their stories helped animate his pictures and bring his visual diary to life. What I discovered wasn’t one “Perfect Moment” but a series of moments—some pure, some blemished, but all emblematic of the paradoxical times in which he lived.”—Patricia Morrisroe, from the Introduction NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.

Author : Richard Marshall
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
ISBN 13 : 9780821217863
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Mapplethorpe written by Richard Marshall and published by Bulfinch Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gather nudes, portraits, and still lifes by the controversial photographer

Author : Robert Mapplethorpe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Mapplethorpe written by Robert Mapplethorpe and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Mapplethorpe
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312083021
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Book written by Robert Mapplethorpe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1986-12-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing photographic study of black men today from the acclaimed portrait photographer.

Author : Sylvia Wolf
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 3791348701
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Mapplethorpe written by Sylvia Wolf and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Mapplethorpe’s black-and-white Polaroid photographs of the 1970s—a medium in which he established the style that would bring him international acclaim—are brought together in this new paperback edition. Critically praised for his finely modeled and classically composed photographs, Robert Mapplethorpe remains intensely controversial and enormously popular. This book brings together almost 300 images from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation’s archive and private collections to provide a critical view of Mapplethorpe’s formative years as an artist, revealing the themes that would inspire Mapplethorpe throughout his career. Included is a selection of color Polaroids and objects incorporating his early "instant" photography. Some images convey a disarming tenderness and vulnerability, others a toughness and immediacy that would give way in later years to more classical form. The author traces the development of Mapplethorpe’s use of instant photography over a period of five years, from 1970 to 1975, when the artist worked mainly in this medium. The images include self-portraits; figure studies; still lifes; portraits of lovers and friends such as Patti Smith, Sam Wagstaff, and Marianne Faithful; and observations of everyday objects. Marked by a spontaneity and creative curiosity, these fragile images offer an illuminating contrast to the glossy perfection of the work for which Mapplethorpe is best known, allowing us a more personal glimpse of his artistry.

Author : Robert Mapplethorpe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892041418
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Mapplethorpe written by Robert Mapplethorpe and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases sixty-five self portraits, many previously unpublished and culled from his earliest works, that offer insight into the photographer's complex personality and self-explorations.

Author : Arthur C. Danto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Playing with the Edge written by Arthur C. Danto and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1946-89 US art photographer. A critical study of Mapplethorpe by the renowned art critic & philosopher.