{"id":609,"date":"2026-08-11T06:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/?p=609"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:59:31","slug":"robert-mapplethorpe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"Robert Mapplethorpe at Jurka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During the spring of 1979, Robert Mapplethorpe made his European debut with a seminal exhibition at Amsterdam\u2019s Galerie Jurka. Spanning from May 5 to June 9, the showcase highlighted an array of the photographer’s provocative and signature early works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Exhibition Overview:**
* **Location:** Galerie Jurka, Amsterdam
* **Duration:** May 5 \u2013 June 9, 1979
* **Importance:** This event marked the photographer’s inaugural entry into the European gallery circuit. To commemorate the occasion, the gallery produced a scarce, 54-page catalog containing a blend of Dutch and English language entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Establishing a strong precedent, this initial venture acted as a catalyst for Mapplethorpe\u2019s eventual recognition throughout Europe, leading to his participation in prestigious events like Germany’s Documenta 6 and cementing his lasting influence within the international art market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.ftn-books.com<\/a> has the scarce and highly collectible catalog now available.<\/p>\n\n\n

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During the spring of 1979, Robert Mapplethorpe made his European debut with a seminal exhibition at Amsterdam\u2019s Galerie Jurka. Spanning from May 5 to June 9, the showcase highlighted an array of the photographer’s provocative and signature early works. **Exhibition Overview:*** **Location:** Galerie Jurka, Amsterdam* **Duration:** May 5 \u2013 June 9, 1979* **Importance:** This event … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":613,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions\/613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ftn-blog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}