In Cock and Jeans, 1978, the model, Larry Lavorgna, is lying down, the jeans are unbuttoned, his hard penis breaks the line of the clothing. To 21st century eyes, jeans are an everyday garment across social spectrums. In the 70s, jeans had not long shifted from being a purely workers garment to the uniform of counterculture.
Permanent Collections
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art / J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Exhibitions
- Robert Mapplethorpe. Curated by Arthur Jafa. Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY, March 12 - April 24, 2021
- XYZ: Robert Mapplethorpe. Curated by Peter Marino. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France, January 28 - March 5, 2016
- Nude Men: From 1800 to the Present Day. Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria, October 10, 2012 - January 28, 2013
- Robert Mapplethorpe. Curated by Sofia Coppola. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France, November 25, 2011 - January 7, 2012
Publications
- Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures. Essays by Susan Sontag and Jonathan K. Nelson. Porto, Portugal: Serralves Foundation, 2018. Exhibition Catalogue
- Nude Men: From 1800 to the Present Day. Edited by Leopold Museum. Vienna, Austria: Hirmer P ublishers, 2013. Exhibition Catalogue