Human body through the eyes of Rodin, Mapplethorpe
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A new exhibition exploring connections between beloved French sculptor August Rodin and controversial US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe has brought a hint of seedy 1980s New York to the heart of Paris.
Born in different centuries and on opposite sides of the Atlantic, the choice to juxtapose the two artists may at first appear far-fetched.
Much of Mapplethorpe’s work includes monochrome nudes of male models — often his lovers — while Rodin is celebrated as a pioneering modern sculptor of the second half of the 19th century whose masterpieces include “The Thinker” and “The Kiss.”
Despite the artists’ differences, exhibition curator Helene Pinet said there were valid reasons for bringing the two together under one roof in a show that has just opened at the Musee Rodin.
“We put them together because they were both passionate about the human body,” Pinet said. “Both of them expressed it, one in photography and the other in sculpture, and as it happens they developed a common vocabulary.”
Rodin and Mapplethorpe, one straight and one gay, shared an artistic interest in sexuality, which was also reflected in colorful private lives. Mapplethorpe had numerous relationships with his models, as did Rodin.
The exhibition runs through September 21.
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