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Oct 22, 2015 · Twenty-five years ago, the Cincinnati stop of Robert Mapplethorpe's controversial exhibition, "The Perfect Moment," triggered a series of events that forever shaped our ideas on art,...
In 1989, Robert Mapplethorpe’s “The Perfect Moment” ruffled feathers in Washington amid congressional arguments about NEA funding, and the exhibition’s debut at the Corcoran was canceled....
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Mar 29, 2015 · When workers began unloading a truck full of Robert Mapplethorpe's lifework 25 years ago today, the exhibit already felt like a gathering storm, a collection of challenging photographs and...
Dec 14, 2023 · Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most famous photographers in the world—and one of the most controversial. When his work came to Cincinnati in 1990, it would be at the center of a vicious ...
Soon after the Serrano debacle, acclaimed New York City photographer Robert Mapplethorpe found himself in the crosshairs of what would become a national debate far worse than “Piss Christ.”
Oct 2, 2015 · The Mapplethorpe obscenity trial changed perceptions of public funding of art and shaped the city of Cincinnati. Alex Palmer. October 2, 2015. Demonstrators express support for The Perfect...
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Nov 1, 2015 · GRACE DOBUSH The Washington Post. CINCINNATI — Twenty-five years ago this month, a decision about a few photographs drew the national spotlight to Cincinnati. “The Perfect Moment,” a collection...
