Robert Mapplethorpe Fashion, Clothes, People, Pictures
Xavier Hufkens is pleased to present an online exhibition of selected photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) that explores his personal relationship to fashion. These images, set alongside testimonials from collaborators, friends, and lovers, shed light on the artist’s use of clothing to express desire, disdain, kinship and love. Exhibition curation and essay by Charlie Porter.
This online exhibition ended on 10 September 2023.
Selected works
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Dianne Benson, 1980
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Phillip Prioleau, 1981
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Bottega Veneta, 1984
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Phyllis Tweel, 1979
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Man in Polyester Suit, 1980
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Cock, 1986
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Cock and Jeans, 1978
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Cock, 1981
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Baby Larry, 1978
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Scott (Jockstrap), 1978
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Leather Mask, 1980
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NYC Contemporary, 1980
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Seven Foot One, 1978
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One 5th Avenue, 1979
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Leland Richard, 1980
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Dorothy Dean, 1978
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Lee Krasner, 1982
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Alice Neel, 1984
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Robert Rauschenberg and Trisha Brown, 1983
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Bruce Chatwin, 1979
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Jack Walls, 1982
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Jack Walls, 1982
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Jack Walls, 1982
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Jack Walls, 1982
