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2 days ago · Showcasing over 300 rare prints from 140 photographers, Fragile Beauty at the V&A Museum is a major presentation of 20th- and 21st-century photography on loan from the private collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish. Selected from their collection of over 7,000 images, the photographs (many of which will be on public display for the ...
1 day ago · Elton has collected several of Robert Mapplethorpe's works, including "Poppy," 1988. Elton has collected several of Robert Mapplethorpe's works, including "Poppy," 1988. Courtesy Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. The "Reportage" section at the V&A is truly remarkable. It focuses on photography from the American civil rights movement.
1 day ago · A widely publicized case of prosecuting alleged obscenity occurred in 1990 when the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati agreed to hold an art exhibition featuring the work of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. His work included several artistic nude photographs of males and was deemed offensive by some for this reason.
