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All Posts by Paul Martineau

I am associate curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. I received my B.A. in art from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and my M.A. in art history from Williams College. Before joining the Getty Museum in 2003, I worked at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. I have organized numerous exhibitions at the Getty, covering a diverse range of topics that span the mid-19th century to the 21st century, including In Focus: Robert Mapplethorpe.
Day Without Art: Robert Mapplethorpe and His Artistic Shift
Self-Portrait, 1988, Robert Mapplethorpe. Platinum print, 23 1/8 x 19 in. Jointly acquired by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

Day Without Art: Robert Mapplethorpe and His Artistic Shift

Mapplethorpe used the camera as a means of taking artistic control over his AIDS diagnosis.

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Curators Talk Mapplethorpe at the Getty and LACMA
Self-Portrait, negative, 1980; print, 1990, Robert Mapplethorpe. Gelatin silver print, 14 x 14 in. Jointly acquired by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and The David Geffen Foundation. 2011.9.21. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

Curators Talk Mapplethorpe at the Getty and LACMA

Curators Martineau and Salvesen discuss Mapplethorpe and his 2012 exhibitions.

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