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Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Age: 42 †
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
Died: 1989
Died: March 18
Collagist
Photo Artist
Photographer
Sculptor
Floral Park
Queens
Bob Mapplethorpe
Robert Maplethorpe
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe
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I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it.
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I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows in how I arrange things. It's always little altars.
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I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.
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I wish I could be elegant.
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When I create art, it's like holding hands with God.
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When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist.
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Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil.
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