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Robert Mapplethorpe - The Archive
Frances Terpak
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Description for Robert Mapplethorpe - The Archive
Hardback. Celebrated photographer Robert Mapplethorpe challenged the limits of censorship and conformity, combining technical and formal mastery with unexpected, often provocative content that secured his place in history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 410 Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Celebrated photographer Robert Mapplethorpe challenged the limits of censorship and conformity, com- bining technical and formal mastery with unexpected, often provocative content that secured his place in history. Mapplethorpe's artistic vision helped shape the social and cultural fabric of the 1970s and 80s and, following his death in 1989 from AIDS, informed the political landscape of the 1990s. His photographic works continue to resonate with audiences all over the world. Throughout his career, Mapplethorpe preserved studio files and art from every period and vein of his production, including student work, jewelry, sculptures, and commercial assignments. The resulting archive is fascinating ... Read more
Celebrated photographer Robert Mapplethorpe challenged the limits of censorship and conformity, com- bining technical and formal mastery with unexpected, often provocative content that secured his place in history. Mapplethorpe's artistic vision helped shape the social and cultural fabric of the 1970s and 80s and, following his death in 1989 from AIDS, informed the political landscape of the 1990s. His photographic works continue to resonate with audiences all over the world. Throughout his career, Mapplethorpe preserved studio files and art from every period and vein of his production, including student work, jewelry, sculptures, and commercial assignments. The resulting archive is fascinating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606064702
SKU
V9781606064702
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About Frances Terpak
Frances Terpak is curator of photographs at the Getty Research Institute, where she has built the photographic and optical devices collections. She is the author of Brush and Shutter: Early Photography in China (Getty Publications, 2011). Michelle Brunnick is a visual artist and critical theorist. She was the Robert Mapplethorpe archive curatorial assistant at the Getty Research Institute. Patti Smith ... Read more
Reviews for Robert Mapplethorpe - The Archive
[This book] surveys a virtually unknown resource that sheds new lights on the artist's motivations, connections, business acumen, and talent as a curator and collector.
Artlyst This eclectic and visually stimulating book constitutes an important study of the artist's work and enduring influence.
Publishers Weekly
Artlyst This eclectic and visually stimulating book constitutes an important study of the artist's work and enduring influence.
Publishers Weekly