Robert Mapplethorpe: In Search of Perfection
A two-part show of Mapplethorpe’s work reveals an artist who pursued perfection from his models, subjects and even his prints.
How should we think about the work of Robert Mapplethorpe today — post-sadomasochism, beyond the culture wars and after the first wave of the AIDS epidemic? What does Robert Mapplethorpe have left for us?
A lot, it turns out.