PICTURES
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First Edition | First Impression | Hardcover | Used – Very Good Condition
Publisher: Arena Editore, Italy | Published: 1999
Pages: 288 | Size: 24.5 × 29 cm
Language: English
Condition: Very Good – The white cloth boards are intact, but the dust jacket shows some tears. Interior pages are clean, crisp, and intact.
Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures is a comprehensive monograph presenting a rich selection of Mapplethorpe’s black and white photography. This volume captures his celebrated expertise in portraiture, still life, and the human figure, highlighting his precise composition and refined aesthetic.
Edited and designed by Dimitri Levas, the book includes an essay by Ingrid Sischy, offering critical insight into Mapplethorpe’s approach and the cultural significance of his work. With 288 pages of images and commentary, this monograph provides an in depth view of Mapplethorpe’s artistic evolution and his enduring influence on contemporary photography.
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Intermission exists in the space between documentation and devotion an ongoing archive of cultural fragments that refuse to vanish. Each title within our portfolio is selected not for trend, but for tension: between what was meant to disappear and what insists on remaining.
We work with objects that speak quietly but persistently publications, recordings, and editions that define the undercurrents of art, sound, and design. Together they form a living record of marginal brilliance, a collection that privileges significance over scale.
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We encourage collectors to engage not only with the content, but with the gesture of preservation itself: a quiet commitment to memory.
Every Intermission title is handled as an artifact. We believe that preservation is an act of reverence one that begins the moment you open a cover or unspool a tape.
To experience a piece, do so slowly. Allow the air to touch the paper, let light fall softly over each page. Avoid excess pressure; handle edges rather than surfaces. Each mark, fold, or patina is part of its passage through time evidence of care rather than decay.
We encourage collectors to engage not only with the content, but with the gesture of preservation itself: a quiet commitment to memory.
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