Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer of the twentieth century. Openly gay, Mapplethorpe took images of male sex, nudity, and fetish to extremes that resulted in his work still being labelled by some as pornography masquerading as art. But less talked about are the more serene, yet striking portraits of flowers, sculptures, and perfectly framed human forms that are equally pioneering and powerful.
More Like This

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
2022

Welcome to Chechnya
2020

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013

Everybody’s Everything
2019

The Celluloid Closet
1996

LA Originals
2020

Cutie and the Boxer
2013

Crumb
1995

Milius
2013

Love, Antosha
2019

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
2020

Tupac: Resurrection
2003

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018

Come See Me in the Good Light
2025

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008

Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
2023

Gaga: Five Foot Two
2017

Gilbert
2017

Keith Richards: Under the Influence
2015

