An Australian exclusive exhibition of images by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) will be on display at the 2025 Ballarat International Foto Biennale between 23 August and 19 September. Robert ...

Former restaurateur Keith McNally has recalled Patti Smith and her former partner, Robert Mapplethorpe's alleged behavior towards the restaurant staff in the 70s. McNally mentioned that the former ...

African Daisy, 1982 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers, Phaidon Calla Lily, 1988 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation ...

Photo by Lisa Freeman In a radical collision of high art and leather-bound taboo, a cache of never-before-seen Robert Mapplethorpe S&M photographs has surfaced in New York City, bringing with it ...

In mid-’80s Manhattan, at a show of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs and collages, I followed a slightly stooping, elderly lady into the packed gallery. This was Mapplethorpe in excelsis, surfing the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I was first introduced to Robert Mapplethorpe’s work by the stylist Simon Fox, who spotted me on the ...

Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s show on Sunday will not only be the Parisian’s New York debut—it will also pay homage to Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the city’s most famous artists, with de Saint ...

Inside the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition that sparked a First Amendment showdown in Cincinnati. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast ...

Also known as Patti Smith’s other half, Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer best known for his provocative black-and-white photography. Not unlike the raw, adamantly against-the ...

I first encountered Robert Mapplethorpe’s work on assignment for Gaysweek. The phrase “on assignment” sounds grandiose; my undertaking, however, involved no more than a visit to the Marcuse ...