Robert Mapplethorpe

By Richard Marshall, 1991. Published by Martin Secker & Warburd Limited.

"By holding up images which not only show the splits in our culture but also some which create reversals and transformations of those splits, he gives us a vision of wholeness. This is his secret service. He is not really an outlaw; he is a preservationist." - Ingrid Sischy

A rare out of print offbeat coffee table book. A collection of some of Mapplethorpe's most challenging and provocative imagery ranging from flowers to fetish and some of his more intimate portraiture. Features essays by Richard Howard & Ingrid Sischy. 

LOOKBOOKS is an independent seller of old, kinda fun books. Founded in 2019 in London by Emma Hammar the woman with an incredible eye who is a respected picture researcher for editorial and commercial projects working with brands such as The Face, The Financial Times, Phaidon, Taschen, Hole & Corner and many others. 

Paperback. ISBN 0821217860