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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
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Robert Michael Mapplethorpe
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When I create art, it's like holding hands with God.
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Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
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You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
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People have done pornographic pictures forever, but most of the people who involve themselves in explicit sexuality aren't really artists.
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I wish I could be elegant.
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I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
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I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.
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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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My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.
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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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My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.
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