Provocative and powerful photographs at Contemporary Art & Design
Provocative and powerful photographs
At this spring's auction, we have the opportunity to take a closer look at several exciting works by photographers who work with themes such as identity, sexuality and violence. These are works by well-known international and Swedish photographers and artists. Their art actively highlights sexual minorities, fetishes, oppression, and exclusion.
Robert Mapplethorpes pictures of male genitals were considered highly provocative when they were introduced in the 1970s and 1980s. Philip-Lorca diCorcia's pictures of male prostitution and the dark sides of the Hollywood dream have been on display at the world's finest museums.The artists have received positive and negative reviews for their sometimes uncontroversial motifs.
When is the exhibition and auction?
Exhibition: 21 – 25 April, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm.
Open: Mon–Fri 11 AM – 6 PM, Sat–Sun, 11 AM–5 PM.
Auction: 26 April, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm.
Philip-Lorca diCorcia "Marilyn, 28 years old, Las Vegas, Nevada, 30 $", 1990-1992
"Marilyn, 28 years old, Las Vegas, Nevada, $ 30", belongs to the suite "Hustlers" and is one of Philip-Lorca diCorcia's most famous motifs. Between 1990 and 1992, Philip-Lorca diCorcia photographed male prostitutes in Los Angeles. He found his models in the area around Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The titles of the artworks reflect the model's name, origin and the amount they received for the photography, which is also the amount they charge for their most common sexual services.
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Robert Mapplethorpe "Thomas, 1986", 1986
Robert Mapplethorpe is considered one of the most technically skilled photographers in the world. He is famous for his darkroom skills and ability to arrange and illuminate images. He is also famous for his sexually experimental and provocative photographs. Mapplethorpe's images of male nudes were perceived as highly provocative when presented in the 1970s and 80s. Mapplethorpe's photographic production includes such opposing motifs as flower arrangements, classic nudes, self-portraits and BDSM images. Here we see one of his recurring models, Thomas Williams, in a beautiful profile picture from 1986.
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Joel-Peter Witkin ”Portrait of Signora di Nobili and the Sorrows to Come", 1996
Joel-Peter Witkin often uses intersex and transsexuals as models. He has also depicted little persons, people with physical disabilities and sometimes even dead people. Witkin has been both praised and criticized for making these people visible. His complex motifs are reminiscent of older paintings and classical religious scenes.
Per Wizén From the series "Reworkings", 1998
Elisabeth Ohlson "Nattvarden", 1998
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