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thoughts on Mapplethorpe, censorship and the power of the erotic
March 24, 2008, 10:36 am
Filed under: erotic | Tags: , , ,


I like Mapplethorpe, I first saw his photos in a taschen photo book of male nudes I acquired long after his death and I could not turn away. But then some were very difficult for me, particularly the ones that are not entirely nudes but still in the erotica genre. Some others were the impetus for my own art studies. I lay here my personal experience to demonstrate that when it comes to erotica and desire some matters will be unquestioned. Namely social matters. Race. (more…)