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Palazzo Reale

Robert Mapplethorpe: Le forme del desiderio

Milan, Italy

January 28 – May 17, 2026

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Back of a sculpture

Wrestler, 1989

Nude black man dancing with woman in white dress

Thomas and Dovanna, 1986

Close-up of tulip and stem

Tulip, 1985

Woman leaning back and holding ball for fashion magazine

Italian Vogue, 1984

Nude black man on balance beam with legs up

Jason, 1983

Lisa Lyon in leotard flexing arms

Lisa Lyon, 1983

Nude black woman holding up a hood

Robbi Chong, 1982

Self-portrait in leather jacket and smoking a cigarette

Self Portrait, 1980

Arnold Schwarzenegger flexing and posing

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1976

Back of a sculpture Nude black man dancing with woman in white dress Close-up of tulip and stem Woman leaning back and holding ball for fashion magazine Nude black man on balance beam with legs up Lisa Lyon in leotard flexing arms Nude black woman holding up a hood Self-portrait in leather jacket and smoking a cigarette Arnold Schwarzenegger flexing and posing