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Le Kunsthal de Rotterdam présente une importante rétrospective sur Robert Mapplethorpe
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ROTTERDAM, Pays-Bas, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Robert Mapplethorpe, un perfectionniste - du 22 avril au 27 août 2017 

Robert Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, 1980 (Gelatin silver print).

Jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J. Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation. (M.2011.30.55) (C) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

The exhibition 'Robert Mapplethorpe, a perfectionist' offers an impressive survey of his career, from his early works in the late 1960s to the art world success he established in the 1980s.
More than 200 objects throw new light on his preferred genres: portraiture, self-portraiture, the nude, and still life. (PRNewsFoto/Kunsthal Rotterdam)
Robert Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, 1980 (Gelatin silver print). Jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J. Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation. (M.2011.30.55) (C) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation The exhibition 'Robert Mapplethorpe, a perfectionist' offers an impressive survey of his career, from his early works in the late 1960s to the art world success he established in the 1980s. More than 200 objects throw new light on his preferred genres: portraiture, self-portraiture, the nude, and still life. (PRNewsFoto/Kunsthal Rotterdam)

À partir du samedi 22 avril, le Kunsthal de Rotterdam présentera une grande rétrospective sur la vie et le travail de Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), l'un des plus influents artistes et photographes du 20e siècle. Plus de deux décennies après sa mort, son travail reste controversé et met à l'épreuve les limites de ce qui est artistiquement possible. L'exposition offre un survol impressionnant de sa carrière, depuis ses premières œuvres vers la fin des années 1960 au succès artistique mondial qu'il s'assura dans les années 1980. Plus de 200 objets jettent un éclairage nouveau sur ses genres préférés : le portrait, l'autoportrait, le nu et la nature morte. 

     (Photo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/475829/Robert_Mapplethorpe.jpg )

Après une longue absence, c'est la première fois que l'œuvre de Mapplethorpe est exposée à une échelle aussi grande aux Pays-Bas. Le Kunsthal est enchanté d'être le seul lieu en Europe à présenter cette exposition spéciale, organisée par le musée d'art du comté de Los Angeles et le musée J. Paul Getty en collaboration avec la Fondation Robert Mapplethorpe. 

Avec sa photographie et sa personnalité, intenses, insistantes, Mapplethorpe fait tomber les frontières entre vie et art. Son désir passionné d'atteindre la perfection esthétique représente l'âme de son travail. L'exposition se concentre sur ce que Mapplethorpe appelait « la perfection dans la forme », et on peut retrouver celle-ci dans sa fascination pour le fétichisme sexuel et dans ses pétales floraux presque palpables.

L'emblématique de ses images et compositions magistrales qui le rendirent célèbre est présentée dans un contexte plus large. L'exposition qui comprend les fameux portefeuilles X, Y et Z donne un aperçu sur sa méthode de travail. Elle retrace la trajectoire depuis l'improvisation de ses débuts jusqu'à la méthode prodigieusement maîtrisée qu'il a mise au point dans son studio avec sa recherche de la perfection esthétique.

La rétrospective suit l'évolution de Mapplethorpe dans le temps et elle présente les principaux thèmes de son travail. On y trouve exposés des portraits d'amis et de connaissances, dont sa compagne et muse Patti Smith, la culturiste Lisa Lyon et le mannequin Phillip Prioleau, ainsi que de brillants artistes, écrivains et musiciens. Par ailleurs, de nombreux autoportraits prouvent que Mapplethorpe comprenait l'importance de façonner sa propre image.

La sexualité reste au centre d'une grande partie du travail de Mapplethorpe. À la fin des années 1960, il utilisait des images de magazines pornographiques gays pour ses collages. Il avait déjà découvert la sous-culture sadomasochiste de New York quand il a commencé à prendre ses propres photographies au début des années 1970. Mapplethorpe n'a pas de rival pour sa restitution sculpturale du corps nu en photographie. Une combinaison d'images sexuelles agressives et sa maîtrise technique impressionnante ont attiré une attention très vaste et propulsé la carrière de Mapplethorpe au plan national et international.

Ses natures mortes florales, raffinées, sculpturales, techniquement parfaites, expriment également la prédilection de Mapplethorpe pour les compositions équilibrées sous une lumière délicate.

Retenez la date ! Avant-première pour la presse le vendredi 21 avril à 11 h 00 / Ouverture le samedi 22 avril à 17 h 30 

Veuillez visiter : http://www.kunsthal.nl/en/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/robert-mapplethorpe/ pour le communiqué de presse complet et les images de presse disponibles.

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