Robert
Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)
Calla Lily
1988
Gelatin silver print
Image: 49 * 49 cm
Jointly acquired by the J. Paul Getty Trust and the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe
Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by the J. Paul
Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation 2011.9.26
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission.
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Exhibition
Robert Mapplethorpe : Focus Perfection
From september 2016, 10 to january 2017, 22
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada |
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One of the most influential photographers of the twentieth
century, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) gained renown for
his masterful compositions and subjects that have compelled
new reflection on questions of gender, race and sexuality.
The MMFA is presenting the first major North American retrospective
on Robert Mapplethorpe’s œuvre since the landmark
exhibition The Perfect Moment, organized in 1988 by the
Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, and the national
controversy that it provoked during the US Culture Wars
of the 1980s and 1990s. It is the only Canadian venue for
the exhibition.
Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
and the J. Paul Getty Museum in collaboration with The Robert
Mapplethorpe Foundation and the MMFA, this exhibition has
already drawn over 500,000 visitors in Los Angeles and will
continue its tour to Sydney, Australia, after its presentation
in Montreal.
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