Robert Mapplethorpe

Photography

the story behind robert mapplethorpe and patti smith’s first photo shoot together

Unpublished photography by Lloyd Ziff offers an intimate look at the early days of the cultural icons' fabled relationship.
Ryan White
10.14.19
Art

'art after stonewall' examines a crucial moment in lgbtq history

The two-part exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots with work by Nan Goldin, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Catherine Opie.
Nadja Sayej
5.1.19
Photography

honoring robert mapplethorpe's unexpected images

Thirty years after his death, the Guggenheim hosts back to back exhibitions to celebrate the beloved artist's work, from floral still life to documenting New York's S&M scene.
Sara Radin
3.12.19
straight ups

i-D presents robert mapplethorpe art after hours, straight up

Come inside the Art Gallery of New South Wales and meet some of the people who turned out for our night celebrating the new 'Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect medium' exhibition.
i-D Team
11.13.17
Arts

the enduring legacy of robert mapplethorpe

A comprehensive survey of Robert Mapplethorpe's work, showing at the Art Gallery of NSW, reveals how the artist paved the way for future generations.
Briony Wright
11.3.17
News

you’re invited to a night of robert mapplethorpe inspired music and ideas, presented by i-D

Here's what we have lined up to celebrate the opening of the brilliant Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. We hope you can join us.
Briony Wright
11.1.17
News

hari nef to play wild warhol associate tinkerbelle in robert mapplethorpe biopic

A glamorous member of the Factory crowd, Tinkerbelle was an Interview magazine journalist, Studio 54 regular, and contemporary of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe in 1970s New York.
Charlotte Gush
7.27.17
Culture

marcus leatherdale shares never-before-seen portraits of robert mapplethorpe

As he debuts photographs of the provocative artist made during a late night in 1979, Leatherdale shares his memories of Mapplethorpe and downtown New York.
Emily Manning
3.28.17
Culture

juergen teller curates robert mapplethorpe's female muses and romantic nudes

On what would have been Mapplethorpe's 70th birthday, the exhibition 'Teller on Mapplethorpe' brings together two audacious legends of art and commercial photography.
Hannah Ongley
11.21.16
Culture

100 years of queer nyc art from greer lankton to robert mapplethorpe

'Gay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New York' celebrates the radical creativity of queer artists in the face of oppression, through photographs, illustrations, and personal ephemera.
Hannah Ongley
10.7.16
Fashion

wear your art on your sleeve: peek inside our raf simons cover story

If artists are the new superstars, Raf Simons’ walking Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition for spring/summer 17 was fan merch at its finest.
Anders Christian Madsen
10.7.16
Art

jenny holzer and robert mapplethorpe works on show in an abandoned hospital

‘Human Condition,’ a recently-opened group exhibition, eschews the L.A. gallery scene for a slightly different setting: a former hospital’s surgery rooms, pediatric wing, and psych ward.
Emily Manning
10.6.16
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