Robert Mapplethorpe
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? The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London 2009

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Robert Mapplethorpe 1983
  • Artist Rooms
Robert Mapplethorpe was a highly successful American photographer who came to prominence in the 1970s for his photographs of explicit, erotic scenes, flowers and portraits. He lived up to the image of the `bad boy of photography? in his `tough? poses and `teddy-boy? haircut and clothes. His very first exhibition was a group show in New York with Warhol among others. They both made portraits of each other in 1983.

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Eroticism

The state of sexual arousal or the ability to arouse sexual feelings.

Eroticism

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  • Acc. No. AR00232
  • Medium Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
  • Size 101.60 x 101.60 cm
  • Credit ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

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