![]() The bulk of the photos are from the X, Y and Z portfolios. Composed and beautiful and balanced and very homosexual. They whole aesthetic and vibe reads to me as very renaissance sculpture. ![]() Have you ever seen a bunch of grapes that ache sex and longing and elegance? Mapplethorpe’s got you. They take a discrete subject which Mapplethorpe then drips in elegance and sex, lights perfectly, theatrically, almost religiously. Even the ones flowers and fruit and furniture are portraits. They are all portraits (except for one bad landscape). ![]() The collection of 176 plates (plus some extra featured as examples in the essays section and printed smaller) does really show Mapplethorpe’s diversity. The book is gorgeous and wonderful and the prints looks great and I wish I owned it. Should photo books count? Doubtful, but this one is huge and comes with 5 essays about Mapplethorpe and is organized around a show I ended up seeing at LACMA when I lived in LA. ![]()
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