Novice helmer James Crump explores the complex relationship between two major forces in the photography world in "Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe." Novice helmer ...

Viewing the collective photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith and Sam Wagstaff is scary. Looking at their faces, portraits of three who shared an iconic style and a grotesque, nearly ...

Today would have been Robert Mapplethorpe’s 68th birthday. Like all revered cultural figures that are no longer with us, there seems to be a frantic and constant search to find out more about him and ...

Philippe Garner, former deputy chairman at Christie’s, assesses how the market for photographs — initially focused on Victorian pioneers, and now reflecting a demand for living artists — has grown ...

On February 5, 1977, a floppy-haired boyfrom Queens named Robert Mapplethorpe truly arrived. Following the opening of the 30-year-old photographer’s New York exhibitions at Holly Solomon’s venerable ...

As a curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sam Wagstaff left a mark on the late-20th century contemporary scene – and on the queer movement. Pre-"Will & Grace," being out was as risky as a ...

Filmmaker James Crump aims to restore Sam Wagstaff, Robert Mapplethorpe's patron and lover to his place in art history. By The Associated Press Palm Springs International Film Festival PALM SPRINGS — ...

Crump directed the feature-length documentary film Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff + Robert Mapplethorpe, which premiered in North America at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and in ...