Blogs about: Robert Maplethorpe

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Daily Prompt--Art Appreciation1 comment

mairedubhtx wrote 3 weeks ago: Do you need to agree with an artist’s lifestyle or politics to appreciate their art? To spend … more →

Tags: Art Appreciation, Woody Allen, Controversy, Daily Prompt. postaday 2013, separate art from artist's political views of lifestyle, art for art's sake, political component of art, Pure Art, Exhibitions

shakespeare wrote for money - march 2013

Chas Tringham wrote 1 month ago: March 2013 Books Read: Kaddish For A Child Not Born by Imre Kertész Manhood for Amateurs: the pleasu … more →

Tags: Shakespeare Wrote for Money, Michael Chabon, Patti Smith, David Lipsky, David Foster Wallace

X, Y, Z

ameliamaslen wrote 2 months ago: This week we listened to the Modern Art Notes Podcast on Robert Maplethorpe. This podcast studies hi … more →

Tags: Photography, Podcast, Student, College, xyz

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel

schmidt24 wrote 4 months ago: The place really should have been a museum.  A dedication to the poetry, music, art, film, drugs and … more →

Tags: Arts, Travel, Patti Smith, Punk Rock Mecca, Chelsea Hotel, Johnny Thunders, God(s), Punk Gods, Dee Dee Ramone

An Air of the Extraordinary1 comment

3hattergrindhouse wrote 10 months ago: Annie Sprinkle, Gloria Leonard, Veronica Vera, Veronica Hart, Candida Royalle. Photo courtesy of 3ha … more →

Tags: Femme Productions, Candida Royalle, Annie Sprinkle, Club 90, free speech coalition, Bill Margold, Gerard Damiano, veronica hart, Gloria Leonard

I Share My Collection of Homerotic Photography

john hardin wrote 11 months ago: I Share My Collection of Homerotic Photography I’m not gay, but I do enjoy collecting homeroti … more →

Tags: Art, Blogging, Farce, Humor, New York City, Photography, Gay, Homer Simpson, homerotic

just kids...

laurahatesmushrooms wrote 1 year ago: “…the hands of he and the promise that she is blessed among women.” – Dancin … more →

Tags: Books, New York, Patti Smith, just kids

Just Kids

happytoday12 wrote 1 year ago: The book Just Kids by Patti Smith ends on a pretty sad note, and I have to admit I cried a little, w … more →

Tags: Books, Blog, Patti Smith, just kids

For the Love of Patti Smith: Celebrating World Book Night 2012 in Chicago

inourwordsblog wrote 1 year ago: by: Joseph Erbentraut When I first caught wind of World Book Night US, it was via the Tumblr feed of … more →

Tags: Life, Books, Joseph Erbentraut, Chicago, Books 2, Patti Smith, Reading, World Book Night, World Book Night US

Maplethorpish Gallery Opening in DC: Glenn Fry at Vitruvian

brucemajors wrote 1 year ago: Glenn Fry’s Vitruvian Gallery exhibit traces the early evolution of gay porn, before video and … more →

Tags: Glenn Fry, Vitruvian Gallery

The sacred and the profane: "Just Kids" by Patti Smith

Amy Eighttrack wrote 1 year ago: * Patti Smith and Robert Maplethorpe at Coney Island in 1969 – the cover of her autobiographic … more →

Tags: Books, gay/trans history, Reviews, Muse, Patti Smith, Artists, just kids, Gay History

Just Kids

Jay Gee wrote 1 year ago:               READ. … more →

Tags: Print, Patti Smith, max's kansas city, andy warhol, Sam Wagstaff, Photography, Chelsea Hotel

"Just Kids" - One of the Most Beautifully-Written Books I've Read Recently - Being Adapted for the Screen.2 comments

jkervin wrote 1 year ago: And thank GOD Patti Smith herself will be working on it! According to GalleyCat, Smith is collaborat … more →

Tags: films, Books 2, Books, Movies, Patti Smith, just kids, john logan, Gladiator, The Aviator

Random Redux 4 comments

Deborah Barlow wrote 1 year ago: Paris, 1970 Photo by Elliott Erwitt Maybe it happens to you like this: unexpected events and encount … more →

Tags: Personal, Books, Art, Memory, Patti Smith, just kids, midnight in paris

Robert Maplethorpe: The art conservatives love to hate

brucemajors wrote 1 year ago: On the (gay, premium) Logo channel this morning a 2007 documentary on the art of Robert Maplethorpe … more →

Tags: Sex and the City, Art World, Sam Wagstaff, andy warhol, pornograaphy, Candace Bushnell, 70's, 80's, 90's

Inspiration: Patti Smith and Robert Maplethorpe Photo: Norman Seeff

simonalcantara wrote 1 year ago:     … more →

Tags: 1, simon alcantara, Patti Smith, norman seeff

Picture Perfect

1lysander wrote 2 years ago: There is currently a Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition taking place at Alison Jacques Gallery in London … more →

Tags: Arts & Culture, Events, Arts, gallery, Scissor Sisters, Photography, Must See

Just Kids: Touring the Lower Manhattan Art Scene with Patti Smith and Robert Maplethorpe

Terri Peterson Smith wrote 2 years ago: I just finished reading Patti Smith’s National Book Award-winning memoir, Just Kids, the story of he … more →

Tags: New York City, Book Club, just kids, Manhattan Walking Tour, New York Art Scene, New York Poetry, Patti Smith, Washington Square

Just Kids: Touring the Lower Manhattan Art Scene with Patti Smith and Robert Maplethorpe

Terri Peterson Smith wrote 2 years ago: I just finished reading Patti Smith’s National Book Award-winning memoir, Just Kids, the story of he … more →

Tags: New York City, Book Club, just kids, Patti Smith, Manhattan Walking Tour, New York Art Scene, New York Poetry, Washington Square


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