Movie Review Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 2016 Sundance

One of the documentaries sure to be most discussed at Sundance is Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures. The film opens with a reminder of the controversies that swirled around Robert Mapplethorpe 25 years ago, when one of his photography exhibits was raided by the police, and Senator Jesse Helms denounced him in Congress. Time has rescued the artist from the bluenoses, and filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Becoming Chaz) have discovered a treasure trove of material to bring Mapplethorpe — who died of AIDS in 1989 — back to life. The film will be shown on HBO in April, at the same time that major retrospectives of the artist’s work will be on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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