With complete and unprecedented access to The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, the documentary draws upon archival materials and features never-before-seen photographs and footage. A new HBO documentary, Robert Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, takes an uncensored look at the iconic artist's life and career. Our friends at HBO invited us to watch a special screening of this documentary at the Castro Theater last week, where our fascination with Mapplethorpe was reignited. Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures reveals a controversial artist who turned contemporary photography into a fine art. With Nancy Rooney, Harry Mapplethorpe, George Stack, Robert Mapplethorpe. An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato.