The Perfect Moment In Cincinnati - Robert Mapplethorpe

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The Robert Mapplethorpe show 'The Perfect Moment In Cincinnati" from 25 years ago is being displayed at the Contemporary Arts Center until 13 March 2016.
 

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I looked at a bunch of his work recently and it just feels so dated, so 80s with all the venetian blind shadows and the ultra-modern vases, the diffusion and so forth.

No offense, but it's a bit icky. Kind of like those Judy Dater 4x5 nudes from the 70s with all the mustaches and hairy crotches. Just icky.
 

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One of my favorite photographers. His photo of the tattered American flag is iconic. It took me a while to warm up to his photos, and not all of it works, but what does work is as good as anyone's.
 
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Bruce

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My error regarding the show. Its not the original Mapplethorpe buy a show of 5 photographers that were influenced by him.
 
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