Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have seen this book in a bookstore. The subject matter is disgusting but Mapplethorpe certainly was a good photographic artist and technician. Too bad it was wasted on such demented and vulgar subject matter. IMHO, Jim At 07:24 AM 12/1/00 -0700, John Collier wrote: >Robert Mapplethorpe's "Pictures" > >My wife received this book as a birthday present from someone who never >cracked the cover. I like to think I am pretty open minded but I find it >very difficult to look at the images in this book. My wife asked me to >destroy the book but I cannot do it. So I am offering it free to any >Leica-user in Canada who is interested. > >It is full of VERY GRAPHIC images. Please let me emphasise the VERY GRAPHIC >part again, not for the faint of heart. Still, it is a book of photographs, >skilfully made, exploring the taboos of our society. If you are interested >and live in Canada, I do not want to get involved with customs over >pornography issues, let me know and I will ship it on over....and then it is >your problem! > >Cheers, > >John Collier > >PS No flowers and no glamour.