Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs (Exhibition catalogue)

$69.95 at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs is the exhibition catalogue that accompanies Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium. It was written by Paul Martineau and Britt Salvesen with essays by Philip Gefter, Jonathan D. Katz, Ryan Linkof, Richard Meyer, and Carol Squiers. The legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 –1989) is rich and complicated, triggering controversy, polarizing critics, and providing inspiration for many artists who followed him. Mapplethorpe, one of the most influential figures of his time…