Robert Mapplethorpe - Die Photographien 1969-1989 - 2016

Robert Mapplethorpe - Die Photographien 1969-1989 - 2016
ASIN: ‎ 3829607474
Publisher: ‎ SCHIRMER/MOSEL VERLAG GMBH
Publication date: ‎ March 20, 2016
Edition: ‎ 1st
Language: ‎ German
Print length: ‎ 326 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 9783829607476
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-3829607476
Dimensions: 31 x 25 cm

Very rare limited edition.

Condition: very good with signs of the age

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The book reexamines the arc of Mapplethorpe’s photographic work from its beginnings in the early 1970s to the culture wars of the 1990s, and features his most iconic images of portraits, still lifes, and figure studies alongside less-known photographs. It also explores his fascinating early drawings, collages, sculptures, and Polaroid photography, working materials from his archive, rare color photographs, and seldom-seen video works. German text.

Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (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. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A 1989 exhibition of Mapplethorpe's work, titled Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, sparked a debate in the United States concerning both use of public funds for "obscene" artwork and the Constitutional limits of free speech in the United States.