Robert Mapplethorpe: In Search of Perfection – The New York Times

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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.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/robert-mapplethorpe-getty-homosexuality-the-perfect-medium-lacma/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-3&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=Robert%20Mapplethorpe%3A%20In%20S

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.