Beyond his more controversial compositions, curator Alison Jacques finds the common thread linking Robert Mapplethorpe's varied works.

The second part of the year long 'Implicit Tensions: Mapplethorpe Now' exhibition opens at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

'To forget what is being fought is to forget what is being celebrated.' Joe Bobowicz ends his 'pride' themed Tumblr takeover on a sober note.

On day four of his Tumblr takeover, SHOWstudio Editorial Assistant Joe Bobowicz continues his exploration of 'pride', analysing work by creatives including Robert Mapplethorpe and Gilbert and George.

Lou Stoppard, Nick Carvell, Abzal Issa Bekov, Dominic Jones and Stavros Karelis discuss the Milan and Pitti S/S 17 menswear collections.

For SHOWstudio's Punk exhibition, Nick Knight traced the images and objects which defined the punk aesthetic, and honed its legacy.

'His flowers appeared to have lost their virginity, as if the photographer had defiled them in some exotic and unspeakable way.' Alexander Fury identified the Mapplethorpe influence behind Sergio Rossi's A/W 11 footwear.