The Ancient Art National Gallery of Rome – Corsini Gallery presents the exhibition “The Sensitive Lens” dedicated to the famous American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, considered as the revolutionary master of the half 20th century. The exhibition will be host from March 15 to June 30 2019.

This initiative, organized in collaboration with Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation of New York, has the aim to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the photographer’s death.

Robert Mapplethorpe’s photo exhibition themes

During the exhibition will be displayed forty-five works concerned with some of the main themes of Robert Mapplethorpe: the study of the dead nature, of the landscapes, of the classical sculpture and of the Renaissance composition.

The exhibition about Robert Mapplethorpe has been inspired to the collector practice, a passion shared with his partner Sam Wagstaff, whose collection is a fund of the photography department of Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

The works have been put and selected in order to show the job aspects of the photographer and to make them resonate inside the museum, seen as a space, both physical and conceptual, of the collecting, so as to spark a unique connection among the visitors, the works and the ambients of the Corsini Gallery.

For more info about the exhibition, check out the official website of Corsini Galleries.

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