Frank Diaz, by Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was a controversial photographer who’s homoerotic work created a national debate over public funding of art in the 1980s. Unfortunately, Mapplethorpe passed away in Boston in 1989 at the age of 42 due to complications from HIV/AIDS, but his work lives on.
In just a few weeks the LACMA and the Getty Museums will present complementary, simultaneous exhibitions of more than 3oo pieces of work entitled, The Perfect Medium.
For more information about these exhibits click on the links below:
LACMA – The Perfect Medium, March 20 – July 31
Getty Museum – The Perfect Medium, March 15 – July 31
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You may also want to checkout local photographer Sid Limitz.
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