Robert Mapplethorpe: Le forme del desiderio Curated at Palazzo Reale, Milan

Robert Mapplethorpe: Le forme del desiderio

Palazzo Reale, Milan

Piazza del Duomo, 12

The solo exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe Le forme del desiderio, opens tomorrow at Palazzo Reale in Milan. The retrospective, curated by Denis Curti, is the second part of a larger trilogy, which began in Venice and will continue in Rome. Each event explores a path of study and research aimed at exploring a different aspect of Mapplethorpe's work.

The focus of the Milan show is on his aesthetic research and his sensual nudes, which stand out for their formal perfection, an Olympian Greek mimesisin which musculature and physical tension are emphasised. The body, sculpted through the masterful use of light and contrast, becomes the vehicle for the sublimation of his artistic inquiry.

On View
28.01.2026 – 17.05.2026