Mapplethorpe, Robert

1946-1989

American photographer, and one of the most well known artists of our time.

Trained at the Pratt Institute of Art, his first works consisted of spray-painted collages made of photos cut from magazines. In 1976, Mapplethorpe began using a large-format press camera an continued experimenting with a variety of printing techniques, lighting and color for most of his career. His subject matter generally included: flowers, celebrities, nudes and homoerotic themes, for which he is most well known. As an artist, he explored new printing techniques and was known for his experiments with lighting and color.

Mapplethorpe´s one-man exhibitions have been held at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. (1978), the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris (1983), and the Whitney Museum in New York (1988). Mapplethorpe died from AIDS in 1986.

Selected Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries

2004   Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical Tradition: Photographs and Mannerist Prints, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, Germany 2004   Nine Favourites, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin 2004   Pictures Pictures, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. 2003   Eye to Eye: Robert Mapplethorpe selected by Cindy Sherman, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY 2003   Robert Mapplethorpe, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2003   Robert Mapplethorpe: Sculptures and hand painted photographs, asperyjacques, London, England 2002   Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium 2002   Museum of Contemporary Art, Sapporo, Japan, "Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective" 2002   Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin 2002   Flowers, Galerie Stefan Röpke Köln, Germany 2001   Galerie Thaddäus Ropac- Salzburg, Salzburg 2001   Senior & Shopmaker, New York 2001   Stefan Röpke, Cologne 2000   Cheim& Read, New York 2000   Aktionsforum Praterinsel, Munich 2000   Senior & Shopmaker, New York 2000   Patricia Laligant Photography, New York 2000   Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp 1999   Hamiltons Gallery, London 1999   Andrea Rosen, New York 1999   Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta 1999   Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin 1998   Karen Mc Cready Fine Art, New York 1998   Cheim & Read, New York 1998   Houldsworth Fine Art, London 1998   Xavier Hufkens, Brussels 1997   Konfrontation - Mapplethorpe/Palavrakis, VAU, Berlin, Galerie Stefan Röpke Köln, Germany 1996   Robert Mapplethorpe Polaroids, Galerie Stefan Röpke Cologne, Germany 1996   Sex and Crime, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany 1995   Faces: 1975-1995, Pelham Arts Center Pelham, NY 1994   Guggenheim Museum New York, NY 1992   Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Japan (traveled) 1991   Fashion Photography Since 1945, Victoria and Albert Museum London, England 1990   The Indomitable Spirit, International Center of Photography, Midtown NY (catalog, traveled) 1989   150 Years of Photography, National Art Gallery Washington, DC (catalog, traveled) 1989   Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, PA (catalog, traveled) 1988   National Portrait Gallery London, England 1988   Robert Mapplethorpe, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1988   Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY 1988   First Person Singular: Self Portrait Photography, The High Museum at Georgia-Pacific Center Atlanta, GA 1988   Identity: Representations of the Self, Whitney Museum of American Art NY 1986   Invitation: La Revue Parkett, Centre Nat'l d'Art & de Culture Georges Pompidou Paris, France 1985   Self-Portrait: The Photographer's Persona 1840-1985, Museum of Modern Art NY 1984   The Heroic Figure, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, TX 1983   Robert Mapplethorpe 1970-1983, Institute of Contemporary Art London, UK 1983   New Art, Tate Gallery London, England 1982   Counterparts: Form and Emotion in Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY 1979   People Watching, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY 1979   International Center of Photography NY 1978   Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, DC 1978   Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art California 1978   Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA 1976   Animals, Holly Solomon Gallery New York 1974   Recent Religious and Ritual Art, Buecker and Harpsichords New York 1973   Polaroids, Light Gallery New York, NY Literature: Books and Catalogs 1995    PLAYING WITH THE EDGE The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe. By Arthur C. Danto. Illustrated. 194 pp. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1992    'Mapplethorpe' by Robert Mapplethorpe. Published by Random House ORIGINAL ART BY ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE AT PICASSOMIO ART PHOTOGRAPHY AT PICASSOMIO FAMOUS ARTISTS AT PICASSOMIO

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