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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)

Poster for Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer of the twentieth century. Openly gay, Mapplethorpe took images of male sex, nudity, and fetish to extremes that resulted in his work still being labelled by some as pornography masquerading as art. But less talked about are the more serene, yet striking portraits of flowers, sculptures, and perfectly framed human forms that are equally pioneering and powerful.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Fenton Bailey
  • Profile picture of Robert Mapplethorpe
    Self (archive footage) Robert Mapplethorpe
  • Profile picture of Fran Lebowitz
    Self Fran Lebowitz
  • Profile picture of Debbie Harry
    Self Debbie Harry
  • Profile picture of Brooke Shields
    Self Brooke Shields
  • Profile picture of Bob Colacello
    Self Bob Colacello
  • Profile picture of Patti Smith
    Self (voice) (uncredited) Patti Smith

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  • lgbt
  • portrait of an artist
  • gay theme