Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Synopsis

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.

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When & where

Streaming on

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Top of the call sheet

• 
  Robert Mapplethorpe
  as Self (archive footage)
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  Fran Lebowitz
  as Self
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  Debbie Harry
  as Self
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  Brooke Shields
  as Self
• C
  Carolina Herrera
  as Self
• P
  Paul Martineau
  as Self

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