Robert Mapplethorpe

by Richard Marshall, Robert Mapplethorpe (Photographer), Richard Howard (Contributor)

Known for his steamy and luxurious photographs of nudes, Mapplethorpe has observed of his work that it "is about seeing--seeing things like they haven't been seen before." 45 color and 85 duotone illustrations.

Genres: Art, Photography, Biography, Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[sarah blake]

Loved the art and the background. Mapplethorpe is like fine wine, you have to clear your mental palate to enjoy it fully.

[Kevin Rainford]

This was gifted to me on my 25th birthday and I’ve treasured it for 37 years. I just read and loved Patti Smith’s Just Kids. Revisiting this seemed a perfect way to extend my time in their universe. I have been privileged to attend Robert Mapplethorpe exhibitions over the years and each time I’ve been completely in awe of his body of work. I will never part with this and am still close to my mate who gave it to me.

[Jin-Ah Kim]

His unexpected romance with Patti Smith changed punk, art, and poetry forever

[Jamie]

One of my favorite book finds all year was lucking up on this pristine Mapplethorpe for $7 😭

[Chris]

Great photographs, obviously, it's Mapplethorpe.

But I can't determine how this Japanese edition was created. Is it pirated from another edition? If so, from which one? The page length and number of photos don't match any other book in English that I can find. Maybe it is a selection from several other books. And the Introduction doesn't seem to be written specifically for this book. Odd. A mystery.

[Theresa Spencer]

Beautiful! It's my only coffee table book!