Whitney Museum of American Art Presents “Polaroids: By Robert Mapplethorpe”
A little-known body of early work by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-89) is presented in Polaroids: Mapplethorpe, opening on May 3, 2008, at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Curated by Sylvia Wolf, in collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. The exhibition, features approximately one hundred works – many never exhibited before –including self-portraits, figure studies, still lifes, and portraits of Mapplethorpe’s lovers and friends such as Patti Smith, Sam Wagstaff, and Marianne Faithfull.
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Raw art Weblog- Royal Academy of Arts to show “The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters”In January 2010, the Royal Academy of Arts will stage a landmark exhibition of the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). The focus of the exhibition will be the artist’s remarkable correspondence. Over 35 original letters, rarely exhibited to the public due to their fragility, will be on display in the main galleries of Burlington [...]
- Royal Academy of Arts to show “The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters”
