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Was the photographer a provocateur or pioneer? The Guggenheim lays bare how he could be both
Among this week’s art fairs, this one offers the more subtle encounters
At a time when many art collectors chase the same big names, Perlstein’s idiosyncrasies look visionary
The US’s NEA faces uncertainty due to proposed defunding by Donald Trump
Famous for his own audacious pictures, the German-born photographer has now curated a show of Mapplethorpe’s
The interview-based approach gives genuine insight into the artist Robert Mapplethorpe’s life
A group of influential New Yorkers is rendered in fiction in a novel that plays with history
A documentary about the late photographer encompasses his flaws as well as his gifts
The American collector amassed some 30,000 photographs, helping to establish the medium’s status in the art world
Exhibitions in Paris and Los Angeles explore the late US photographer’s ‘real’ intentions
This year’s iteration of the series lingers over the decades when New York was a ‘ruin in the making’
One of punk’s greatest, earliest voices reflects on her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, a creativity nurtured from childhood and why, despite a string of personal tragedies, she is still an optimist
Company art collections are going under the hammer to raise cash, often on an anonymous basis
The preppy look is making way for menswear with a bohemian twist
The foundations established by the giants of modern art have become a philanthropic force to reckon with
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