1974, Self-portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe with trip cable in hand
“I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today’s existence.”
Robert Mapplethorpe
1975, Self-Portrait
1975, Patti Smith, Tate Gallery
1976, Mark Stevens, Getty Museum
1977, Irises, N.Y.C. (Y Portfolio)
1977, Jim, Sausalito (X Portfolio)
1977, Patrice, N.Y.C.
1977, Patrice, N.Y.C.
1977, Rose, N.Y.C. (Y Portfolio)
1977-78, Jim and Tom, Sausalito
1978, Carnation, N.Y.C. (Y Portfolio)
1978, Cedric, N.Y.C. (X Portfolio)
“I think you have a really interesting life as a photographer. To me the most important thing is my experience, and not anything else. I care more about that than anything—I care about what I’ve gone through.”
Robert Mapplethorpe
1978, Helmut Fist Fuck - Helmut and Brooks, N.Y.C. Getty Museum
1978, Helmut, N.Y.C. (X Portfolio), Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1978, Joe
1978, John N.Y.C. (X Portfolio)
1978, Lou, N.Y.C.
1978, Self -Portrait with Whip
“I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before. But I have trouble with the word ‘shocking’ because I’m not really shocked by anything…Basically, I’m selfish. I did [those photos] for myself— because I wanted to do them, because I wanted to see them. I wasn’t trying to educate anyone. I was interested in examining my own reactions.”
Robert Mapplethorpe
1978, Tulips
1979, Dominick and Elliot.
1980, Alistair Butler, N.Y.C. (Z Portfolio)
1980, Leather Crotch
1980, Leigh Lee, N.Y.C. (Z Portfolio)
1980, Man in Polyester Suit
1980, Dan S. The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
1980, Self-Portrait
1980, William Burroughs, Tate Gallery
1981, Lisa Lyon
1981, Cock
“I want to see the Devil in us all. That’s my real turn on.”
Robert Mapplethorpe
1981, Truman Capote
1982, Phillip Prioleau
“I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn’t. And that’s a tough place to be because you’re never satisfied.”
Robert Mapplethorpe
1982, Cock and Gun
1983, Andy Warhol
1983, Derrick Cross
1983, Ken Moody
1984, Ken Moody and Robert Sherman
1985, Flower With Knife
1985, Grapes
1985, Ken and Lydia and Tyler
1985, Self-Portrait
1986, Calla Lily
1986, Flower Arrangement
1987, Melody (Shoe)
1987, Orchid
1988, Calla Lily
1988, Poppy
1988, Self-Portrait
“Much has been said about Robert, and more will be added. Young men will adopt his gait. Young girls will wear white dresses and mourn his curls. He will be condemned and adored. His excesses damned or romanticized. In the end, truth will be found in his work, the corporeal body of the artist. It will not fall away.”
Patti Smith
1988, Tulips
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