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This major, long out-of-print survey, widely regarded as the definitive overview of Mapplethorpe's black-and-white photography, is once again available in a new, updated edition. It presents a comprehensive selection of Mapplethorpe's nudes, portraits, self-portraits, floral still lifes and other works, including his best known and most controversial images. Mapplethorpe's choices were both innovative and bold, and his work has continued to resonate since his early death in 1989. His cutting-edge use of homoerotic and other challenging themes has become embedded in our culture, with pervasive echoes not only in the work of other artists but in mainstream advertising as well.
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· A must-have for anyone interested in contemporary photography
· Includes the well-known and highly regarded essay by philosopher and art critic Arthur C. Danto
About the Author
Robert Mapplethorpe was born in 1946 and was raised in Long Island, New York. He received a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. By the early 1980s, he challenged the definition of photography with new techniques and formats. Mapplethorpe continued to create powerful images until his death from AIDS in 1989.
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Mapplethorpe: Prepared in collaboration with The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 382 pages, chiefly full page photographs. Reprint. The slipcase is water stained along the bottom half of the spine, though not disgustingly so and the front has remnant glue stains from price stickers as well as remnant bits of the price sticker as such. From page 97 to page 148, the stitching is exposed, and the binding shaky. The remainder of the book is solid.Overal a clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage, lots for overseas customers. "Robert Mapplethorpe began taking photographs in 1970 with a Polaroid camera given to him by a friend. Nearly twenty years later, when Mapplethorpe died at the age of forty-two, he was considered one of the most important photographers of his time. His elegant and sometimes shocking nudes, the black-and-white portraits, flower still lifes, and images of sexual sadomasochism had been exhibited widely and were the subject of serious critical attention in Europe and America. A few months after his death, Mapplethorpe became the focus of an acrimonious debate over federal funding of the arts when an exhibition of his work was canceled by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The director of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, was subsequently acquitted of obscenity charges brought against him for presenting the same exhibition.". Seller Inventory # 020615
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Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Hardcover. First UK Edition. A major survey of the photographer's work, with over 300 images represented. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Lightly faded on the jacket and board edges. Jacket has a small chip on the lower portion of the spine panel. Oversize volume, shipping billed at cost. Seller Inventory # 167355
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition - a very large format hardcover monograph. Published in collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation - this is the definitive collection of Mapplethorpe's monochrome photographs, drawing on the full range of his work. Edited and designed by Mark Holborn and Dimitri Levas, with an essay entitled "Playing with the Edge - The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe" by Arthur C. Danto. ***Near fine in light-grey cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine and blind-embossed titles to the front board. The boards are beautifully clean and unmarked, with just a small scuff at the bottom edge of the front board. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, but no serious creases or bumps. Corners sharp. Page block clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions or annotations. No creases or tears. No foxing to the interior pages. Pages clean and bright. Black endpapers. No reading lean to the binding which is straight. Spine tight. ***In a near fine black and white illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £60.00 net. The dustwrapper has folding top and bottom edge flaps to prevent any edge tears or chipping. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed and creased, but with no chips or tears. The dustwrapper is just slightly marked, and perhaps a little yellowed at the spine, but with no fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***300mm x 315mm. 382 pages. ***Contents: Polaroids 1972-1975, Photographs 1972-1989, Playing with the Edge (essay), Chronology, Exhibitions, Bibliography, List of Plates, Editor's Note, Acknowledgments. ***'Robert Mapplethorpe began taking photographs in 1970 with a Polaroid camera given to him by a friend. Nearly twenty years later, when Mapplethorpe died at the age of forty-two, he was considered one of the most important photographers of his time. This is the definitive collection of Mapplethorpe's black-and-white photographs, drawing on the full range of his work, from the early Polaroids to the haunting self-portraits taken shortly before he died. It has been prepared in collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, which was established by the artist to provide funds for AIDS research and photographic projects. ' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition, printed on nice photographic quality paper, sumptuously illustrated with Robert Mapplethorpe's monochrome photographs, complete in the original dustwrapper, in very nice, clean bright collectable condition. Of interest to collectors of the work of the renowned photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and the New York avant-garde art scene. A beautifully produced book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. ***Please note that this is a VERY LARGE and HEAVY book, and will incur extra shipping charges if sold outside the UK. Seller Inventory # 8550z
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Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Printing. Hardcover in dustwrapper in slipcase. Grey cloth with silver letterd spine, and with the artist's name blindsatmped on the front board, in photo illustrated dustwrapper, housed in matching slipcase. 382 pages.11.75 X 12.5 inches. Definitive collection of Mapplethorpe's black-and-white photography, drawing on the full range of his work, from the early polaroids to the haunting self-portraits taken shortly before he died. Prepared in collaboration with the Robert Mapplerthorpe Foundation, which was established by the artist to provide funds for AIDS research and photographic projects. The book includes an assessment by Arthur C. Danto, chronology, list of solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, list of projects and books, list of articles reviews and films, list of plates. Both the book and dustwrapper are in fine condition, the slipcase is in near fine condition showing only very minor signs of handling/shelfwear. Seller Inventory # 008551
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