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Robert Mapplethorpe Biography
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1946 |
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Born in Floral Park, Queens, N.Y.
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1967 |
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Befriends artist, poet and musician Patti Smith
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1969 |
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Staff photographer for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine
Account executive with Andy Warhol’s Factory
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1963 - 1970 |
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Studied painting & sculpture and received B.F.A. from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York
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1971 |
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Becomes aquainted with John McKendry, Curator of Prints and Photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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1972 |
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Becomes aquainted with Sam Wagstaff
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1989 |
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Died due to complications from AIDS on March 9, 1989, in Boston
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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The Perfection in Form, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, Italy (solo)
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2009
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TR3 Gallery and National Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia (solo)
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2009
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Portraits: Robert Mapplethorpe, Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, USA (solo)
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2009
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Polaroids: Mapplethorpe, Modern Art, Oxford, GB (solo)
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2008 - 2009
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Diana and Actaeon: The forbidden Glimpse at the Naked Body, Museum kunst palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
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2008
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Second Thoughts, The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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2008
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Polaroids: Mapplethorpe, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (solo)
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2008
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Lisa, Milton, Thomas & Ken, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France (solo)
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2008
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Robert Mapplethorpe - Works 1975-1988, Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2008
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Fotografien aus der Sammlung agnès b., C/O Berlin, Germany
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2008
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FEMALE TROUBLE, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
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2008
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Street & Studio, Tate Modern, London, GB
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2008
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Punk. No One is Innocent, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria
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2008
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Photography on Photography: Reflections on the Medium since 1960, Metropolitan Museum, New York
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2008
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Nina in Position, Artists Space, New York
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2007
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Martin Maloney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jack Pierson, Galerie Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
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2007
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Family Pictures, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
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2007
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Into Me / Out of Me, KW - Kunstwerke Berlin
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2007
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Into Me / Out of Me, MACRO - Museo d´Arte Contemporanea Roma, Italy
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2007
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Family Pictures, Guggenheim Museum New York
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2007
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The heartbeat of fashion, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany
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2007
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Das achte Feld / The eight square, Museum Ludwig Köln, Cologne, Germany
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2007
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Women, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Colgne, Germany
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2006
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
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2006
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
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2006
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Lisa Lyon, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO
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2006
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Mapplethorpe–Warhol: Celebrity Portraits, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, traveled to: Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Still Moving & Lady, with photographs by Judy Linn, Alison Jacques Gallery, London, England
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2006
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Screening of Patti Smith/Still Moving, Tate Modern, London, England
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2006
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Pictures, Bernheimer Fine Old Masters, Munich, Germany
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2006
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Andy Warhol/Supernova, Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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2006
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Good Vibrations: Le Arti Visive e il Rock, Palazzo delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy
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2006
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Lifestyles, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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2006
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The Eighth Square, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
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2006
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Id, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
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2006
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New York, New York: Fifty Years of Art, Architecture, Photography, Film and Video, Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Monaco
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2005 - 2006
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Porträts und Erotik, Galerie im Alten Rathaus, Prien am Cheimsee, Germany, traveled to: Stadtgalerie, Klagenfurt, Austria
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2005
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Sacred and Profane: Robert Mapplethorpe, Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
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2005
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Alison Jacques Gallery, London, England
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2005
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Mapplethorpe’s Rooms, Stella Kay Gallery, Moscow, Russia
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2005
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Galeria Fortes Vilaça, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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2005
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Mapplethorpe Neoclassical, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Flowers, Galleri Skarsktedt, Stockholm, Sweden
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2005
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2005
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Tra Antico e Moderno - Un’antologia, Pallazzina della Promotrice delle Belle Arti, Turin, Italy
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2005
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Paris, France
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2004
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Still Life Portraits, Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA
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2004
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Black Nude Men, Galeria Senda Espai 292, Barcelona, Spain
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2004
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The World of Robert Mapplethorpe, Kunst Merano Arte, Merano, Italy
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2004
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Self Portraits 1974-1988, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA
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2004
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Body Parts, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France
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2004
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Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical Tradition: Photographs and Mannerist Prints, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, Germany
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2004
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Nine Favourites, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin
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2004
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Pictures Pictures, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA.
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2003
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Eye to Eye: Robert Mapplethorpe selected by Cindy Sherman, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
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2003
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
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2003
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Sculptures and hand painted photographs, asperyjacques, London, England
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2002
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Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
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2002
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Sapporo, Japan, "Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective"
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2002
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Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin
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2002
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Flowers, Galerie Stefan Röpke Cologne, Germany
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2001
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Galerie Thaddäus Ropac- Salzburg, Salzburg
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2001
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Senior & Shopmaker, New York
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2001
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Stefan Röpke, Cologne
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2000
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Cheim& Read, New York
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2000
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Aktionsforum Praterinsel, Munich
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2000
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Senior & Shopmaker, New York
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2000
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Patricia Laligant Photography, New York
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2000
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Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp
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1999
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Hamiltons Gallery, London
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1999
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Andrea Rosen, New York
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1999
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Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta
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1999
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Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin
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1998
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Karen Mc Cready Fine Art, New York
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1998
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Cheim & Read, New York
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1998
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Houldsworth Fine Art, London
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1998
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Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
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1997
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Konfrontation - Mapplethorpe/Palavrakis, VAU, Berlin, Galerie Stefan Röpke Cologne, Germany
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1996
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Robert Mapplethorpe Polaroids, Galerie Stefan Röpke Cologne, Germany
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1996
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Sex and Crime, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany
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1995
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Faces: 1975-1995, Pelham Arts Center Pelham, NY
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1994
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Guggenheim Museum New York, NY
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1992
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Japan (traveled)
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1991
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Fashion Photography Since 1945, Victoria and Albert Museum London, England
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1990
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The Indomitable Spirit, International Center of Photography, Midtown NY (catalog, traveled)
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1989
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150 Years of Photography, National Art Gallery Washington, DC (catalog, traveled)
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1989
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Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, PA (catalog, traveled)
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1988
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National Portrait Gallery London, England
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1988
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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1988
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Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1988
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First Person Singular: Self Portrait Photography, The High Museum at Georgia-Pacific Center Atlanta, GA
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1988
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Identity: Representations of the Self, Whitney Museum of American Art NY
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1986
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Invitation: La Revue Parkett, Centre Nat'l d'Art & de Culture Georges Pompidou Paris, France
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1985
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Self-Portrait: The Photographer's Persona 1840-1985, Museum of Modern Art NY
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1984
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The Heroic Figure, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, TX
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1983
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Robert Mapplethorpe 1970-1983, Institute of Contemporary Art London, UK
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1983
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New Art, Tate Gallery London, England
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1982
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Counterparts: Form and Emotion in Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY
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1979
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People Watching, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1979
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International Center of Photography NY
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1978
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Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, DC
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1978
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Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art California
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1978
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Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA
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1976
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Animals, Holly Solomon Gallery New York
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1974
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Recent Religious and Ritual Art, Buecker and Harpsichords New York
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1973
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Polaroids, Light Gallery New York, NY
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| Literature |
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2004
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Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical Tradition: Photographs and Mannerist Prints, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin; Germano Celant, Arkady Ippolitov, Karole Vail, Cantz Verlag.
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2003
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Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective, ed. Shinobu Nomura/ Taku Shibuya, essays by Toshio Shimizu and Kohtaro Lizawa, Tetsuya Kotani, APT International, Japan.
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2001
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Autoportrait, Arena Editions/ Cheim and Read Gallery, Preface by Richard D. Marshall, Arena Editions.
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1999
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Pictures. Ed. Dimitri Levas, essay by Ingrid Sischy, Arena Editions, Italy.
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1996
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Playing with the Edge: The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe. Arthur C. Danto, University of California Press.
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1996
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Les Autoportraits de Mapplethorpe. Galerie Boudoin Lebon, Paris.
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1995
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PLAYING WITH THE EDGE The Photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe. By Arthur C. Danto. Illustrated. 194 pp. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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1992
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'Mapplethorpe' by Robert Mapplethorpe. Published by Random House
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