Robert Mapplethorpe
Marshall, Richard
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Published
1990
Publisher
Whitney Museum of American Art
Pages
216
ISBN-10
0821217860
Description
Even a superficial glance at this sampling of Robert Mapplethorpe's work makes it clear that the tempest has outgrown its teapot. Had Sen. Jesse Helms and his ilk not turned these photographs into a cause ceelebre, few people would have paid any attention to them.Mapplethorpe was a successful commercial photographer, and his pictures rarely transcend a fashion-magazine sensibility, despite references to Edward Weston, George Platt Lynes et al. The background in a portrait of a gay S-M couple is so cluttered with bric-a-brac, the result looks like a glossy magazine ad for a ritzy interior designer. The most disturbing element of his infamous "erotic" works is not their sexual content but their coldness. His nude studies of muscular black men look so remote and objectified, they suggest Pygmalion asking Venus to turn Galatea back into a statue. An offbeat coffeetable book for people who want to find out what the brouhaha in Cincinnati is about without bothering to fly to Ohio.
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How many pages are in Robert Mapplethorpe?
This edition of Robert Mapplethorpe has approximately 216 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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Who is the author of Robert Mapplethorpe?
Robert Mapplethorpe was written by Marshall, Richard.
When was Robert Mapplethorpe published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1990. The original work may have been published on a different date.