Robert mapplethorpe

Lucas es un chico que fue criado toda su vida con el pensamiento homofóbico de su padre. Un buen día sus amigos deciden darle una sorpresa y lo llevan, engañado, a un boliche gay temático. Allí Lucas conoce a Santiago, el barman simpático que termina siendo su salvador, y quizá algo más que eso.

The legendary musician reads from her introduction to Demeulemeester's new book – and recounts the touching moment her world and the designer's first collided

The designer Gaia Repossi said she set out to revive “the young Robert,” better known for his photographic work, in an eight-piece offering.

The photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe, 1946-1989, American, died of AIDS-related illness. Self-Portrait, 1988, platinum-palladium print. Solomon R. Guggenheim, NY. The artist’s last self-portrait before his death. In the three years after his diagnosis in 1986, the artist organized the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to manage his estate, support the medium of photography […]

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A new limited-edition book by photographer Lloyd Ziff documents the first ever shoot Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe did together, back when they were young lovers and aspiring artists navigating the heady days of Sixties New York.

For Valentine’s Day, a selection of loving embraces, with thoughts from the curators and photographers.

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Edward Mapplethorpe on the iconic photographer's personal life.