Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers
£79.95
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Forming a definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s flower photographs, this lavish edition presents Mapplethorpe’s detailed exploration of the flower, from 1973 until his death in 1989, using a range of photographic processes – from Polaroids to dye-transfer colour works. One of the twentieth century’s most important artists, Mapplethorpe is known for his ground-breaking and provocative work.
Dimensions
30cm (11in) x 29cm (11in)
Features
notes
Forming a definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s flower photographs, this lavish edition presents Mapplethorpe’s detailed exploration of the flower, from 1973 until his death in 1989, using a range of photographic processes – from Polaroids to dye-transfer colour works. One of the twentieth century’s most important artists, Mapplethorpe is known for his ground-breaking and provocative work.
Insights
This stunning book has been edited and designed by Mark Holborn and Dimitri Levas, with an essay by Dimitri Levas and an introduction by Herbert Muschamp. Mark Holborn is an editor and designer of books who collaborated with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on the original, definitive volumes of Mapplethorpe’s work twenty-five years ago. Dimitri Levas is a New York-based art director who worked closely with Robert Mapplethorpe over the years, and with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on numerous publications. Herbert Muschamp (1947–2007) was a New York Times writer and one of the most influential architecture critics of his generation.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Phaidon
- Hard cover
- Full colour and B&W photography
- Number of pages: 368 pages
- ISBN: 9781838668211
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