Alan Zinn wrote -- >>>And the notorious Mapplethorpe show back in '88. The work was shown face-up in glass cases so people shorter than four feet couldn't get a look at it. The pictures were documents - not made to be aesthetic pleasing. The over-all effect of the presentation (in the cases) completed the requirement of an artistic exercise.<<< Oh, now you've done it.....Mapplethorpe. I thought the glass cases gave the pictures that aura that scientific specimens have when on display. That point about them being documents is one many people missed, then and now, with regards to Mapplethorpe. --- Luis
