Exhibitions

Robert Mapplethorpe Turin, Italy April 11 - May 11, 2025

Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Double Exposure Minneapolis, MN October 10 - November 30, 2024

Robert Mapplethorpe: Behold the Lowly Vessel Berlin, Germany June 28 – August 24, 2024

Currier Museum of Art

Filippo de Pisis and Robert Mapplethorpe: A Distant Conversation, Curated by Lorenzo Fusi Manchester, NH April 13 – September 2, 2024

Gladstone Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Unique Constructions New York, NY March 19 – April 20, 2024

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Edward Enninful Paris, France March 2 – April 6, 2024

Morán Morán

Robert Mapplethorpe: Animism, Faith, Violence, and Conquest, Curated by Jacolby Satterwhite Los Angeles, CA February 24 – May 4, 2024

A man photographed from behind standing in front of a geometric backdrop. He wears a leather jacket and the hair at the back of his head is parted.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Subject Object Image London, England November 30, 2023 – January 20, 2024

Museo Novecento

Mapplethorpe - von Gloeden. Beauty and Desire, Curated by Sergio Risaliti with Eva Francioli and Muriel Prandato Florence, Italy September 23, 2023 – March 6, 2024

Blindfolded woman standing in front of cloth backdrop.

Galeria Senda

Robert Mapplethorpe - Hunted Obsession Barcelona, Spain September 16 – November 25, 2023

40 Years 1983 | 2023 Salzburg, Austria July 28 – September 30, 2023

Woman wearing a polka dot dress and hat stands with her arms on her hips looking at the viewer.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Fashion, Clothes, People, Pictures, Curated by Charlie Porter Brussels, Belgium July 20 – September 10, 2023

Galeria Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel

Robert Mapplethorpe: More Than a Face Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 25 – August 5, 2023

Shirtless man turned away from the camera with a fabric draped over his right shoulder.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Physical Toronto, Canada March 18 – April 22, 2023

Shadows & Light Aspen, CO March 17 – April 16, 2023

MAPPLETHORPE | TESHIGAHARA Zurich, Switzerland January 20 – March 18, 2023

The shadow silhouette of a man in a Navy cap saluting.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Elogio a La Sombra Madrid, Spain November 10, 2022 – January 5, 2023

Woman wearing lace lingerie photographed with her back to the camera. She wears an opera glove on her right arm and her left arm is flexed.

Robert Mapplethorpe Turin, Italy September 22 – October 26, 2022

Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Outside the Studio Minneapolis, MN July 22 – October 8, 2022

Castell de Peralada

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - FLOWERS AND PEOPLE: a visual dialogue with Rufus Wainwright’s opera Hadrian Peralada, Spain July 8 – August 8, 2022

Palau Robert

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - FLOWERS AND PEOPLE: a visual dialogue with Rufus Wainwright’s opera Hadrian Barcelona, Spain April 1 – 29, 2022

Saint Laurent Rive Droite

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Anthony Vaccarello Paris, France and Los Angeles, CA February 17 – April 7, 2022

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light, Curated by Carol Ockman Sarasota, FL February 13 – June 26, 2022

Looking Forward Looking Back Toronto, Canada September 9 – October 9, 2021

Portrait of Fracesca Thyssen seated on a stack of pillows.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Intérieur Jour, Curated by Jean-Marc Bustamante Paris, France September 4 – October 16, 2021

Morán Morán

Mapplethorpe: Escultura, Curated by Tobias Ostrander Mexico City, Mexico June 19 – August 18, 2021

Black male foot with leather straps wrapped around ankle.

Gladstone Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Arthur Jafa New York, NY March 12 – April 24, 2021

Kukje Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: More Life, Curated by Lee Yong-woo Seoul and Busan, Korea February 18 – March 28, 2021

Shirtless Iggy Pop from the chest up, mouth open and eyes wide.

Weinstein Hammons

Music Box Minneapolis, MN January 30 - May 1, 2021

Large flower with five petals against black background.

30 Years in Paris Paris, France December 6, 2020 – July 31, 2021

Robert Wilson seated in chair with hands folded.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Selected by Robert Wilson / Robert Mapplethorpe: XYZ Portfolios Berlin, Germany March 14 – May 9, 2020

Self-Portrait in leather jacket, smoking cigarette.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Implicit Tensions: Mapplethorpe Now New York, NY January 25, 2019 - January 5, 2020

Pear atop shadowed table with dark background.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Still Lifes / Naturalezas Muertas Madrid, Spain June 6 – July 25, 2019

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Outsiders Toronto, Canada May 2 – June 1, 2019

Hand in leather glove and bracelet writing "Pictures."

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

ARTIST ROOMS Self Evidence: Woodman, Arbus and Mapplethorpe Edinburgh, Scotland April 6 – October 20, 2019

One foot in a high-heeled shoe and tights.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Sheathed Aspen, CO March 15 – April 15, 2019

Galleria Corsini

Robert Mapplethorpe: L’obiettivo sensibile Rome, Italy March 15 – June 30, 2019

Robert Mapplethorpe Turin, Italy February 26 – May 11, 2019

Ken Moody turning away from camera, wearing a thong and standing against a spatter-printed background.

Robert Mapplethorpe Zurich, Switzerland January 18 – March 2, 2019

Hand holding orchid flowers across table.

The Atkinson

ARTIST ROOMS: Robert Mapplethorpe Southport, England December 15, 2018 – March 23, 2019

MADRE

Robert Mapplethorpe: Choreography for an Exhibition Naples, Italy December 14, 2018 – April 22, 2019

Fundaçao Serralves

Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures Porto, Portugal September 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Xavier Laboulbenne

Robert Mapplethorpe / Kilian Rüthemann Berlin, Germany March 30 – June 16, 2018

Robert Mapplethorpe's hand in leather glove and spiked bracelet writing the word "Pictures"

Gladstone Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Roe Ethridge New York, NY March 3 – April 14, 2018

Two Calla Lillies, with stems crossed, pointing opposite directions.

Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe's Minimalism Minneapolis, MN January 19 – March 17, 2018

Arthur Roger Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe and George Dureau New Orleans, LA January 6 – February 17, 2018

Jack Walls wearing military-style hat, facing away from camera.

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium Sydney, Australia October 28, 2017 – March 4, 2018

Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel

Robert Mapplethorpe | Alair Gomes São Paolo, Brazil August 3 – October 7, 2017

Pods in a circular plate, with three on table.

Robert Mapplethorpe Brussels, Belgium June 2 – July 20, 2017

Lisa Lyon's hands grabbing at weight, with leather buckle bracelets.

Fluid Beauty Toronto, Canada April 29 – May 27, 2017

Phillip Prioleau facing away from camera opening white curtains.

Kunsthal Rotterdam

Robert Mapplethorpe: A Perfectionist Rotterdam, Netherlands April 22 – August 27, 2017

Robert Mapplethorpe: Objects Paris, France March 10 – July 1, 2017

Eight frogs on a white plate against a black background.

Teller on Mapplethorpe London, England November 17, 2016 – January 7, 2017

Dancer in leotard and tights, side and arm on hip visible.

Robert Mapplethorpe Turin, Italy November 2, 2016 – March 18, 2017

McCabe Fine Art

Robert Mapplethorpe: Icon Stockholm, Sweden October 14 – December 14, 2016

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Focus: Perfection - Robert Mapplethorpe Montreal, Canada September 10, 2016 – January 22, 2017

Sheet music drawn over pink, red and yellow.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Objects Salzburg, Austria August 28 – November 17, 2016

Statue of sleeping cupid reclining with white square in upper left corner.

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum

Robert Mapplethorpe - On the Edge Aarhus, Denmark June 16 – October 30, 2016

Alistair Butler covering face with both hands.

Galeri Nev

Robert Mapplethorpe: 1979-1989 Istanbul, Turkey June 3 – July 31, 2016

Moran Bondaroff

Dark and Light, Curated by Vince Aletti Los Angeles, CA May 21 – June 25, 2016

Portrait of Lucinda Childs in a geometric hat.

Robert Mapplethorpe 11 Columbia, Monaco April 28 – June 14, 2016

Two arms crossed forming the shape of a heart.

Galleri Brandstrup

Robert Mapplethorpe Oslo, Norway March 31 – April 28, 2016

Close up of a man wearing leather pants and a belt.

LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium Los Angeles, CA March 20 – July 31, 2016

J. Paul Getty Museum

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium Los Angeles, CA March 15 – July 31, 2016

Full watermelon with knife stuck in center.

The Munch Museum

Mapplethorpe + Munch Oslo, Norway February 6 – May 29, 2016

Ken Moody, nude from the chest up, looking downwards.

XYZ: Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Peter Marino Paris, France January 28 – March 5, 2016

Jennifer Jakobson wearing leopard coat, with manicured hands held in center.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Femmes Zurich, Switzerland November 20, 2015 – January 30, 2016

Hand holding sheet, mattress as background.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Unique New York, NY November 7 – December 19, 2015

Aira wearing fur coat, lots of jewelry, and makeup.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Warhol & Mapplethorpe: Guise & Dolls Hartford, CT October 17, 2015 – January 24, 2016

Two glass items with white sphere in background.

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Object Aspen, CO July 28 – September 7, 2015

Flesh & Stone Toronto, Canada May 2 – 30, 2015

Four pieces of silverware against a dark pebbled background.

Galería Pepe Cobo

Robert Mapplethorpe Lima, Peru April 8 – June 13, 2015

Portrait of Doris Saatchi wearing a black turtleneck, looking straight into camera.

ARTIST ROOMS

ARTIST ROOMS: Robert Mapplethorpe Traveling Exhibition 2014-2015

Two white men in leather jackets kissing.

Kinsey Institute

Robert Mapplethorpe: Photographs from The Kinsey Institute Collection Bloomington, IN October 10 – November 22, 2014

Bouquet of Tulips atop small black table.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Sell the Public Flowers Berlin, Germany October 4 – November 15, 2014

Robert Mapplethorpe Minneapolis, MN June 6 – July 26, 2014

Robert Sherman from the shoulders up, head turned away from camera.

Musée Rodin

Mapplethorpe/Rodin Paris, France April 8 – September 21, 2014

Grand Palais & Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art

Robert Mapplethorpe Traveling Exhibition 2014-2015

Two people wrapped together in white gauze.

OHWOW Gallery

As Above, So Below Los Angeles, CA February 28 – March 29, 2014

Robert Mapplethorpe: Saints and Sinners New York, NY December 14, 2013 – January 25, 2014

Lisa Lyon in zebra- patterned dress and pearls with hands up, facing away from camera

Robert Mapplethorpe: Fashion Show London, England September 11 – October 5, 2013

Series of rectangular apartment windows.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Isabelle Huppert Salzburg, Austria August 31, 2013 – January 11, 2014

Robert Mapplethorpe: Fetish Cologne, Germany June 21 – August 31, 2013

John McKendry next to outlets, only have of face visible.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Au Début (works from 1970-1979) Brussels, Belgium June 6 – July 27, 2013

Lisa Lyon partially submerged underwater, nude.

Robert Mapplethorpe Turin, Italy June 4 – July 26, 2013

One single leaf, stem coming out of left corner.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Works from 1980 to 1989 Madrid, Spain May 23 – July 19, 2013

Thomas, nude, crouching with one hand on hand.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Figure and Flower Studies Aspen, CO February 15 – March 10, 2013

Robert Mapplethorpe Toronto, Canada December 1, 2012 – January 19, 2013

J. Paul Getty Museum

In Focus: Robert Mapplethorpe Los Angeles, CA October 23, 2012 – March 24, 2013

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Robert Mapplethorpe: XYZ Los Angeles, CA October 21, 2012 – March 24, 2013

Fashion shot of woman partially submerged in pool, hair up in towel.

Galeria Senda

Robert Mapplethorpe Barcelona, Spain September 27 – November 15, 2012

Seibu Shibuya & Seibu Ikebukuro

Traveling Exhibition Tokyo, Japan 2012 - 2013

Bust of head and neck, a book, and a skull atop paisley textile.

Mapplethorpe: Pure Zurich, Switzerland April 27 – June 2, 2012

Xavier Laboulbenne

Mapplethorpe and Michael Sayles Berlin, Germany April 13 – June 23, 2012

ARTIST ROOMS

ARTIST ROOMS Scottish Tour: Robert Mapplethorpe Traveling Exhibition 2012-2013

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Sofia Coppola Paris, France November 25, 2011 – January 7, 2012

Single white rose against a black background.

Onassis Cultural Centre

Robert Mapplethorpe Athens, Greece November 1, 2011 – February 29, 2012

i8 Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe Reykjavik, Iceland July 28 – September 10, 2011

Thomas naked, sitting in a square with arms reaching up..

Robert Mapplethorpe: La Mirada de Pedro Almodóvar Madrid, Spain June 7 – July 22, 2011

En Plein Air Cologne, Germany June 1 – July 9, 2011

Male chest with flecks of light upon it.

Robert Mapplethorpe: 50 Americans New York, NY May 7 – June 18, 2011

Nude black man sitting with hands on the wheel of a slab roller and looking downward.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Friends and Acquaintances Berlin, Germany March 26 – April 23, 2011

Texas Gallery

Blossoming, Curated by Klaus Kertess Houston, TX March 10 – May 7, 2011

Montclair Art Museum

Robert Mapplethorpe Flowers: Selections from the JP Morgan Chase Art Collection Montclair, NJ February 4 – July 17, 2011

Robert Mapplethorpe: Night Work, Curated by Scissor Sisters London, England January 19 – March 19, 2011

Galeri Nev

Robert Mapplethorpe: Desired Istanbul, Turkey January 14 – February 12, 2011

Lisa Lyon reclining in long dress, in a tropical setting.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Black and White and Beautiful Toronto, Canada November 20, 2010 – January 15, 2011

Portraits/100 Years: August Sander, Robert Mapplethorpe and Alec Soth Minneapolis, MN August 27 – October 23, 2010

Horses Aspen, CO June 26 – July 25, 2010

Portrait of a woman in a polka dot dress and hat from behind.

MALBA Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires

Robert Mapplethorpe: Eros and Order Buenos Aires, Argentina June 4 – August 2, 2010

Fondazione Marconi

Man Ray/Robert Mapplethorpe Milan, Italy March 23 – May 22, 2010

Whole head of cabbage against light gray background.

NRW-Forum Kultur Wirtschaft / C/O Berlin / Fotografiska / Forma Foundation for Photography / Ludwig Museum

Robert Mapplethorpe Traveling Exhibition 2010-2012

Television with woman on the screen, with lock and chain hanging off.

Sterling Ruby / Robert Mapplethorpe Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2009 – January 14, 2010

Robert Mapplethorpe: A Season in Hell London, England October 14 – November 21, 2009

Flora in vase with geometric background.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Silver Prints and Polaroids in Context Cologne, Germany September 4 – October 17, 2009

Robert Mapplethorpe: Women Minneapolis, MN May 29 – July 10, 2009

Lisa Lyon nude from the side, mud on legs, butt, and hand.

Galleria dell’Accademia & Museo d'Arte della Città di Lugano

Robert Mapplethorpe: Perfection in Form Traveling Exhibition 2009-2010

Es Baluard Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma / TR3 Gallery and National Gallery / Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Jill Silverman Traveling Exhibition 2009

Ken, Tyler, and Lydia--all nude--standing in a triangular pose.

Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Black, White and Silver Los Angeles, CA February 12 – March 28, 2009

Portrait of Donald Cann with hands covering ears.

Palm Springs Art Museum / Center for Creative Photography / San Jose Museum of Art

Robert Mapplethorpe: Portraits Traveling Exhibition 2009-2011

Works 1975-1988 Zurich, Switzerland August 30 – October 18, 2008

Black male torso, crystal necklace encircling his neck.

Lisa, Milton, Thomas & Ken Paris, France May 6 – June 7, 2008

Color Polaroid of two flowers attached at stem.

Whitney Museum of American Art / Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art / Modern Art Oxford / Henry Art Gallery

Mapplethorpe: Polaroids Traveling Exhibition 2008-2010

Portrait of a nude from behind--of butt, torso, and legs.

Robert Mapplethorpe Toronto, Canada May 1 – 31, 2008

Portrait of Laurie Anderson looking down.

Robert Mapplethorpe: 50 New York Artists and Other Portraits Aspen, CO March 14 – April 12, 2008

Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg standing next to ladder.

Certain People New York, NY February 8 – March 15, 2008

Portrait of satyr sculpture in 3/4 view.

Galería Pepe Cobo

Vanitas: Robert Mapplethorpe Madrid, Spain December 13, 2007 – January 31, 2008

Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Robert Mapplethorpe: Unique Works from the 1970s Los Angeles, CA November 3 – December 22, 2007

Robert Mapplethorpe: Women Cologne, Germany June 22 – September 1, 2007

Portrait of Ken Moody holding up flower against a purple geometric background.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Ken and Lydia Minneapolis, MN April 19 – June 23, 2007

Bernheimer Fine Old Masters

Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures Munich, Germany November 8, 2006 – January 27, 2007

Lisa Lyon standing in front of the ocean, wearing American flag dress.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Still Moving & Lady London, England September 8 – October 7, 2006

portrai of Frank Diaz, seated, with jacket draped over shoulder.

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Robert Mapplethorpe Edinburgh, Scotland July 29 – November 5, 2006

Single rose under fabric in the center of the frame.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Robert Wilson Salzburg, Austria July 22 – September 23, 2006

Marc Selwyn Fine Art & Sean Kelly Gallery

Mapplethorpe / Warhol: Celebrity Portraits Traveling Exhibition April 22 – July 28, 2006

Lisa Lyon standing against a sunny wall with arms outstretched and head down, wearing a bikini bottom, hat, and espadrilles.

Robert Mapplethorpe: Lisa Lyon Aspen, CO February 17 – March 12, 2006

Fototeca de Cuba

Sacred and Profane / Sagrado y Profano Havana, Cuba December 14, 2005 – February 18, 2006

White male with eyes closed in 3/4 view.

Galerie im Alten Rathaus & Stadtgalerie

Robert Mapplethorpe: Porträts und Erotik Traveling Exhibition 2005-2006

Portrait of white woman on bed holding champagne.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Curated by Hedi Slimane Paris, France October 13 – November 19, 2005

Palazzina della Promotrice delle Belle Arti

Robert Mapplethorpe: Tra Antico e Moderno -- Un'antologia Turin, Italy October 8, 2005 – January 1, 2006

Branches in a white vase against a black background.

Robert Mapplethorpe Toronto, Canada September 8 – October 1, 2005

Mapplethorpe: Neoclassicism New York, NY July 1 – August 12, 2005

Portrait of John McKendry leaning against a wall, with electrical outlets to the left of the frame.

Robert Mapplethorpe Curated by David Hockney London, England January 14 – March 12, 2005

Robert Mapplethorpe: Body Parts Paris, France November 27, 2004 – January 8, 2005

Fay Gold Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Self-Portraits 1974-1988 Atlanta, GA October 9 – November 15, 2004

Deutsche Guggenheim Museum

Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical Tradition: Photographs and Mannerist Prints, Curated by Germano Celant, Arkady Ippolitov, and Karole Vail Traveling Exhibition 2004-2007

Galerie Thomas Schulte

Robert Mapplethorpe: Nine Favourites Berlin, Germany July 24 – October 30, 2004

Kunst Meran

The World of Robert Mapplethorpe Merano, Italy July 24 – August 29, 2004

Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures, Pictures, Curated by Catherine Opie Los Angeles, CA January 31 – March 13, 2004

Weinstein Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe Minneapolis, MN 2004

Alison Jacques Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe: Sculptures and Hand Painted Photographs London, England November 20, 2003 – January 31, 2004

Olga Korper Gallery

Robert Mapplethorpe Toronto, Canada November 1 – 29, 2003