Descripción
Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most prominent photographers of his generation and undoubtedly the most controversial. After experimenting with collages and sculpture in the early 1970s, he revolutionized the New York art world in 1977 with two exhibitions: one of portraits, still lifes, and flowers, and another of male nudes and homoerotic photos. Both aspects of his work broke new ground, and his technical mastery and impeccable aesthetic approach allowed him to move from being an “enfant terrible” to an international grand master of photography.
The book also covers the first exhibition solely dedicated to Mapplethorpe’s portraits, held at the National Portrait Gallery in 1988. Along with iconic images from his career, such as portraits of William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Lisa Lyon, and Caroline Herrera, the book features a large number of previously unpublished portraits, including some of his British sitters, such as Lord Snowdon, Jasper Conran, and Peter Gabriel.
Robert Mapplethorpe fue muy destacado entre su generación, sin duda, el más polémico. Experimento con técnicas como Collages o la escultura. En 1977 revoluciono el mundo artístico de New York con dos exposiciones, una de retratos, naturalezas muertas y flores y otra de desnudos masculinos con tines homoeróticos. Gracias a su gran dominio técnico fue considerado como un gran maestro, sin librarse de los señalamientos por romper los esquemas y las normas sociales.
En esta edición vemos el catálogo de la primera exposición dedicada únicamente a los retratos de Maplethorpe celebrada en la National Portrait Gallery en el 88. Aparecen otras obras emblemáticas como los retratos de William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Lisa Lyon y Caroline Herrera.
