Nov 24, 2014 - Explore paulbray8's board "Maplethorpe" on Pinterest. Racism This web site is solely owned by the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and all elements are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress and other United States and International laws relating to intellectual property.. Main Address. www.mapplethorpe.org. The Mapplethorpe Foundation provides funding for AIDS research and treatment at major institutions in New York and Boston, and for the continuing advancement of photography as an art form. Less than a year before his death in 1989, Mapplethorpe founded the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation aimed at worldwide promotion of his work and causes he cared about, but also to provide help in raising funds and donations for medical research in the fight to tackle AIDS and HIV. A posthumous retrospective exhibition, “ Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment,” was planned for the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., but stirred a political debate in 1990 that caused the museum to cancel the show. Joe, N.Y.C.

Mapplethorpe was relentless in his pursuit of black men. New York, NY public. Robert Mapplethorpe established the not-for-profit Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on May 27, 1988, some ten months before his death, to protect his work, advance his creative vision, and promote the causes he cared about. Jointly acquired by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Summary . OVERVIEW: The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation focuses disease-related grants on HIV/AIDS. Financials . place. Platinum print, 23 1/8 x 19 in. The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Quick Facts.
Thirty years after Robert Mapplethorpe’s death, the Guggenheim celebrates the sustained legacy of the artist’s work with a yearlong exhibition.

IP TAKE: This funder gives funding priority to projects that cannot be “readily supported by large external sources,” such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Arthur C. Danto was a revered critic, philosopher, and author.. Mark Holborn is a writer, editor, and book designer. Racism Beyond the art-historical and social significance of his work, his legacy lives on through the work of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Dimitri Levas is an art director who worked closely with Mapplethorpe for years, and with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on numerous publications.

Robert Mapplethorpe established the not-for-profit Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation on May 27, 1988, some ten months before his death, to protect his work, advance his creative vision, and promote the causes he cared about. Programs + Results. By using, and/or registering for, this site, you acknowledge acceptance of, and agree to the terms set forth in this agreement.

The Mapplethorpe Foundation provides funding for AIDS research and treatment at major institutions in New York and Boston, and for the continuing advancement of photography as an art form.