Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have not seen this part of his work, but I have seen exhibitions of his better-known images on a couple of occasions, and I consider them art in every sense of the word, whether or not the subject matter disturbs you. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jun 27, 2012, at 4:55 AM, Richard Man wrote: > I saw the Mapplethorpe exhibit (say, I do go to quite a bit of exhibits, > eve out here in the desert-land California :-) ) and his work with Patti > Smith looks so innocent. They were definitely "just kids." Wonder what > would have happened if the draw of fame didn't work its ways... > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> ==On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:41 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> >> wrote: >> >>> For anyone who's interested, the Patti Smith memoir of the 70s in New >> York and her life with Robert Maplethorp, "Just Kids," is fascinating in >> terms of this subject, and many others. It's quite touching, and is very >> revealing about Maplethorp's compulsion to become 'famous,' and how he set >> about doing it. >> >> >> Yes indeed. >> >> --Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >