Dashwood Books, 2013, Softcover, 58 pages, 24.5 x 18 cm
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Object features many previously unpublished works by Mapplethorpe from his early career from 1969 to 1973. Primarily using appropriated imagery from magazines in mixed-media collage and assemblage pieces made up of spray paint, fabrics and found objects like potato bags, beer cans and cookie bags along with a few examples of his own first forays into photography using his newly acquired Polaroid camera in 1970. Designed by Dimitri Levas with an original text Robert’s Hands by Patti Smith.
