Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - #MapplethorpeMondays—Robert Mapplethorpe took hundreds of Polaroids between 1970-75, using the instant camera to experiment with subject matter and develop its technique as a photographer. At the time,
![Robert Mapplethorpe: Right from the start: The early polaroids of Robert Mapplethorpe, 1996 - Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery Robert Mapplethorpe: Right from the start: The early polaroids of Robert Mapplethorpe, 1996 - Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery](https://images.roslynoxley9.com.au/5j/Ti/436593f9-3c74-4728-9728-8857df5fa394/hero-960.jpg)
Robert Mapplethorpe: Right from the start: The early polaroids of Robert Mapplethorpe, 1996 - Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
![The New York Times - "Spontaneity Was the Medium and the Message" by Karen Rosenberg - News - Mapplethorpe Foundation The New York Times - "Spontaneity Was the Medium and the Message" by Karen Rosenberg - News - Mapplethorpe Foundation](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1000,h_1000,c_limit/exhibit-e/5f8de35a13a8375f7b8b4567/30d3df07f0f88dccce250fed0be2667f.jpeg)
The New York Times - "Spontaneity Was the Medium and the Message" by Karen Rosenberg - News - Mapplethorpe Foundation
![Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke - Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke - Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong](https://p0.storage.canalblog.com/06/47/119589/43590142.jpg)
Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke - Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
![Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke - Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke - Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong](https://p4.storage.canalblog.com/44/68/119589/43590071.jpg)
Robert Mapplethorpe 'Polaroids and Silver Prints in Context' @ Galerie Stefan Röpke - Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
![Mapplethorpe: Polaroids by Sylvia Wolf. – formerly Shakespeare and Company Books, now VIcarious Experience Mapplethorpe: Polaroids by Sylvia Wolf. – formerly Shakespeare and Company Books, now VIcarious Experience](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0374/0649/products/20220813_153805_1024x1024.jpg?v=1660431105)