Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
June 16, 2016
Documentary
1h 45m
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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
- Self (archive footage) Robert Mapplethorpe
- Self Fran Lebowitz
- Self Debbie Harry
- Self Brooke Shields
- Self Bob Colacello
- Self (voice) (uncredited) Patti Smith
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Keywords
- lgbt
- portrait of an artist
- gay theme