Robert Mapplethorpe
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Selected Works12

'Christ'
'Christ'
1946
Untitled
Untitled
1970
David Hockney and Francis Bacon, Paris
David Hockney and Francis Bacon, Paris
1971
'Untitled'
'Untitled'
1972
American Flag
American Flag
1977
Flowers
Flowers
1987
Thomas and Dovanna, 1986
Thomas and Dovanna, 1986
1987
Calla Lily
Calla Lily
1988
Mirror Image
Mirror Image
1998
David Hockney
David Hockney
2004
Dennis Morgan
Dennis Morgan
2011
Snakeman
Snakeman
2017
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Education1

Pratt Institute
New York, NY, USA
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions34

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#10 Gladstone

Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

515 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 5, 2026 — Apr 18, 2026

#108 Galerie Thomas Schulte

Behold the Lowly Vessel

Robert Mapplethorpe

Charlottenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Jun 29, 2024 — Aug 24, 2024

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Robert Mapplethorpe curated by Edward Enninful

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 2, 2024 — Apr 6, 2024

#368 Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Double Exposure

Robert Mapplethorpe

Oct 10, 2023 — Nov 30, 2023

#1,248 Elvira González

Robert Mapplethorpe. Elogio a la Sombra

Robert Mapplethorpe

Calle Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

Nov 10, 2022 — Jan 5, 2023

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Intérieur Jour

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 4, 2021 — Oct 14, 2021

#368 Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Outside the Studio

Robert Mapplethorpe

Jul 22, 2021 — Oct 8, 2021

#108 Galerie Thomas Schulte

SELECTED BY ROBERT WILSON

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

Charlottenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Mar 14, 2020 — May 9, 2020

#1,248 Elvira González

Naturalezas Muertas

Robert Mapplethorpe

Calle Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

Jun 6, 2019 — Jul 13, 2019

#368 Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe's Minimalism

Robert Mapplethorpe

Jan 19, 2018 — Mar 17, 2018

Art Gallery of NSW

Robert Mapplethorpe the perfect medium

Robert Mapplethorpe

Oct 27, 2017 — Jan 25, 2018

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Robert Mapplethorpe Objects

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 10, 2017 — Jun 8, 2017

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Robert Mapplethorpe XYZ, curated by Peter Marino

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 28, 2016 — Mar 5, 2016

#26 Sean Kelly

Unique

Robert Mapplethorpe

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Nov 7, 2015 — Dec 19, 2015

#368 Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

Jun 6, 2014 — Jul 26, 2014

#26 Sean Kelly

Saints and Sinners

Robert Mapplethorpe

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Dec 14, 2013 — Jan 25, 2014

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Curated by Isabelle Huppert

Robert Mapplethorpe

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Aug 31, 2013 — Nov 29, 2013

#1,248 Elvira González

Robert Mapplethorpe. Obras de 1980 a 1989

Robert Mapplethorpe

Calle Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

May 23, 2013 — Jul 19, 2013

#252 Skarstedt

Robert Mapplethorpe Self Portraits

Robert Mapplethorpe

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

May 2, 2013 — Jun 15, 2013

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Curated by Sofia Coppola

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 25, 2011 — Jan 7, 2012

#1,248 Elvira González

La mirada de Pedro Almodóvar

Robert Mapplethorpe

Calle Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain

Jun 7, 2011 — Jul 22, 2011

#26 Sean Kelly

Robert Mapplethorpe 50 Americans

Robert Mapplethorpe

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

May 7, 2011 — Jun 18, 2011

#116 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Robert Mapplethorpe Black, White and Silver

Robert Mapplethorpe

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA

Feb 12, 2009 — Mar 28, 2009

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Robert Mapplethorpe Lisa, Milton, Thomas & Ken

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

May 6, 2008 — Jun 7, 2008

#26 Sean Kelly

Certain People

Robert Mapplethorpe

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Feb 9, 2008 — Mar 15, 2008

#116 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Robert Mapplethorpe Unique Works from the 1970s

Robert Mapplethorpe

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA

Nov 3, 2007 — Dec 22, 2007

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Curated by Robert Wilson

Robert Mapplethorpe

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jul 22, 2006 — Sep 23, 2006

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Robert Mapplethorpe Curated by Hedi Slimane

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Oct 13, 2005 — Nov 19, 2005

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Body Parts

Robert Mapplethorpe

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 27, 2004 — Jan 8, 2005

#116 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA

Jan 31, 2004 — Mar 13, 2004

#12 Thaddaeus Ropac

Artists' Portraits, Black Male Torsos, Flowers, Horses

Robert Mapplethorpe

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Dec 2, 2000 — Jan 25, 2001

#15 Templon

Robert Mapplethorpe Process

Robert Mapplethorpe

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 2, 1985 — Mar 30, 1985

#817 Castelli Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe Lady, Photographs of Lisa Lyon

Robert Mapplethorpe

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Mar 5, 1983 — Mar 19, 1983

#129 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe Photographs

Robert Mapplethorpe

Apr 16, 1982 — May 18, 1982

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Art Fair Appearances10

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2020
Frieze London — London
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2019
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