How soon we forget! Just over a quarter-century ago, an American Catholic-raised schoolboy, visual artist Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-89), sent shock waves through political and artistic circles. In his ...

Mapplethorpe, a rancid attempt to legitimize the life and work of maddeningly controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe—whose relentless canvases of naked men specializing in Satanism, torture, ...

The major thing that “Mapplethorpe” has in its favor is that the film is afraid of neither the life nor the work of the notorious photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.Documentary director Ondi Timoner ...

“”Robert Mapplethorpe: Portraits”” is the first exhibit since his death in 1989 that features his portraits exclusively. Ranging from the mid ’70s to the late ’80s, the exhibit at the Center for ...

MAPPLETHORPE MOVIE/FACEBOOK | The film “Mapplethorpe” does not effectively capture the subversive nature of Robert Mapplethorpe’s work. The eponymous “Mapplethorpe” chronicles the adult life and ...

"Even that which we deem obscene, you make look more beautiful than I thought possible." Indeed. Samuel Goldwyn Films has unveiled the first official trailer for Mapplethorpe, the new feature film ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. March 9 is the 20th anniversary of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s ...

A scene in the new biopic “Mapplethorpe,” set to a cover of New Order’s “Blue Monday,” shows the title character opening a box of fresh calla lilies. He inspects two of them, tosses them aside and ...

Shot in New York City in 19 days, starring “The Crown’s” Matt Smith in the title role and produced by Boston’s Eliza Dushku and brother Nate Dushku, documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner’s “Mapplethorpe” ...

Image: 15.16 x 15.16 in. (38.5 x 38.5 cm.) Known for his black-and-white photography, Robert Mapplethorpe preferred to capture images of his wide circle of friends, fellow artists, and even himself.

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE did not plan to become a photographer. He was far too ambitious to pursue a medium that had so little respect in the art world. His first photographs, taken with a Polaroid camera ...