Robert Mapplethorpe: The Black Book

The book is in excellent condition. It is a reprint with some good African-American poetry in it. Robert Mapplethorpe has his most significant for the philosophy of aesthetic in this edition. I will enjoy using it to practice drawing from photography.

Classic! A Mapplehorpe ‘must have’ for your collection.

beautiful photographs and gorgeously taken. Pictures are a beaty to behold. You should definitelt buy this book if you love excellent photography.

It arrived early and in exceptional condition. I will likely buy from this merchant again as long as they are selling something I want.

The must have.

I was introduced to Robert Mapplethorpe sometime in the early 1990's, and his art and humanity have stuck with me since. I am a heterosexual Black male, and I find his homo-erotic images to be quite affecting. His graphic photography involving male genitalia and overt sexuality, seem to be saying "this is my lifestyle and my art. You can't say you love my art if you aren't willing to engage this content". I agree with him. Some might protest the "objectification" of Black males in the book. The energy of the men in the photos seem to suggest that it was a collaboration and that to some degree all photography involves the objectification of the person being being photographed. I think the Black Book is beautiful. KD, Burlington, VT

Outstanding photography.

Unbelievable beautiful book. Noticed it first time, few years ago in the bookstore. I love it from the first sight.Showed it to my wife who was with me but didn't buy it. And this book was gone from book store when I came back to buy it.I didn't remember photographer nor exact title, Took me 3 -4 years to get it. Saw it in AGO and didn't let it go. Now I have two of them. Great one.

Atrevido, transgresor, no de su época por ser más que vanguardista que su vanguardia, no voy a descubrirlo pero sí destacar que El libro negro es una obra maestra, qué menos!

Prodotto usato ma in condizione molto buone! Spedizione ottima arrivato molto prima del previsto. Fotografie eccellenti

Robert Mapplethorpe réunit dans ce livre une centaine de photographies d'hommes noirs en exaltant toute leur virilité, leur érotisme évident et la force de leur présence incandescente en leurs faisant prendre des poses qui s'inspirent de la sculpture antique, ainsi que de la statuaire et de la peinture renaissante et maniériste -d'après Michel-Ange, Léonard de Vinci, Bronzino, Donatello ou encore Luca Signorelli-, la plupart dans un noir et blanc sublime et expressif, rendant ses modèles à l'égal des dieux dans une nudité mythique et fortement érotisée ; quelques clichés de visages nous rappellent des tableaux de condottiere puissants et intrigants, d'autres encore nous remémorent des bouffons sorti des tableaux de Murillo ou Velasquez ... un ouvrage qui a fait grand scandale au moment de sa sortie (1988) et qui a révolutionné la façon de regarder la minorité noire dans les états-unis encore marqué par une ségrégation cloisonnante. Tout simplement magnifique.