This revised edition offers a comprehensive survey of Robert Mapplethorpe's photography, highlighting his significant impact as a twentieth-century artist. Known for his provocative style, Mapplethorpe initially explored painting, drawing, and sculpture in Brooklyn during the 1960s before turning to photography in 1970 with a Polaroid camera. The monograph encompasses a broad range of his black-and-white work, capturing floral still lifes, nudes, self-portraits, and portraits, and also presents a curated selection of his color images. This edition underscores Mapplethorpe's artistic evolution and his influential role in photography.
