The book reexamines the arc of Mapplethorpe’s photographic work from its beginnings in the early 1970s to the culture wars of the 1990s, and features his most iconic images of portraits, still lifes, and figure studies alongside less-known photographs. It also explores his fascinating early drawings, collages, sculptures, and Polaroid photography; working materials from his archive; rare color photographs; and seldom-seen video works. German text.

Schirmer/Mosel. Edited by Paul Martineau and Britt Salvesen. With texts by Philip Gefter, Jonathan D. Katz, Ryan Linkof, Richard Meyer and Carol Squiers. Translated from the English by Ursula Wulfekamp, Matthias Wolf, Sven Scheer and Jochen Schwarzer. 326 pages, 194 colour and duotone plates. Size: 24 x 30.5 cm, hardcover. German edition.