Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
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.
Directors: Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey.
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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 |
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Carolina Herrera as Self |
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Paul Martineau as Self |
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Bob Colacello as Self |
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Patti Smith as Self (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Randy Barbato | Director |
| Directing | Fenton Bailey | Director |
| Sound | David Benjamin Steinberg | Music |
| Camera | Huy Truong | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mario Panagiotopoulos | Director of Photography |
