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Butt-naked Milton and a spot of fellatio: why William Blake became a queer icon

How did an ancient poet and painter who died in obscurity come to obsess everyone from Oscar Wilde to David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Derek Jarman and David Bowie? The writer of a new book explains his glorious allure

The Guardian - UK

Phallic symbols, bare buttocks and warrior poses: how physique magazines grew a cult gay following

Masquerading as health and fitness publications, these journals contained photographs of finely muscled, nearly naked men that were beautifully lit and classically posed. Now a gorgeous new book is celebrating these ‘museum-worthy’ images

The Guardian - UK

Restaurateur Exposes Iconic Celebrity Who Left His Staff Crying In 70s And Folks Are Not Surprised

Former punk queen, Patti Smith, reportedly had waitstaff crying, and it wasn’t from her lyrics.

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NYC restaurateur claims Patti Smith reduced waitress to tears over bread service: ‘The James Corden of her day’

Balthazar owner Keith McNally says it’s now ‘impossible’ for him to listen to a Patti Smith song

The Independent UK

Patti Smith announces a new memoir 'Bread of Angels'

The release date of Patti Smith's new memoir is relevant and deeply personal... The singer-songwriter-writer will embark on the European leg of her tour celebrating the 50-year anniversary of her debut album, 'Horses'.

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Patti Smith to publish ‘intimate’ new memoir, Bread of Angels

Published in November, it will cover everything from Smith’s childhood to her rise as a punk rock star and later retreat from public life

The Guardian - UK

Patti Smith’s Horses at 50: How a reluctant musician made a punk-rock classic

IN FOCUS: Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade Smith to enter the studio. As the album approaches its 50th birthday, Fiona Sturges reflects on how Smith overcame the misogyny of the time and pays tribute to a masterpiece…

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Patti Smith to perform Horses in full on 50th anniversary tour

Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk text

The Guardian - UK

‘I think Tom Cruise was annoyed with Nicole Kidman that night’: Jonathan Becker on photographing the world’s biggest stars

He has captured Cruise and Kidman partying, the ‘charm’ of Trump, a disgruntled Bowie, and a deathly Mapplethorpe. As the ex New York cabbie releases a book of his extraordinary pictures, he recalls a bygone age when ‘the Kardashians would be laughed off the planet’

The Guardian - UK

Clive Lonstein’s Manhattan home is a warm minimalist space brimming with texture

Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics

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Dachshunds, debutantes and Donald Trump: capturing the glitzy, bizarre world of 80s high society

Photographer Dafydd Jones’s new book documents the upper crust of the Big Apple in an era of gaudy excess: doggy canapes, ladies who lunched, and a ‘mob-like’ real-estate mogul

The Guardian - UK

Portrait of a Rocket Man: Sir Elton John’s photography collection wows at V&A

Some 300 of their most significant acquisitions will be on display at the Victoria and Albert museum

The Independent UK

The 14 Best Books for Music Lovers

Like your favorite song, these page turners—fiction and nonfiction alike—will stay with you.

Marie Claire

Fragile Beauty at the V&A review: a breathtaking exhibition of photography's greatest hits and hidden gems

It’s a vast show and a deeply rewarding one

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The Guardian - UK

Martin Boyce meditates, Angelica Kauffman returns and Enninful celebrates Mapplethorpe – the week in art

Everyday objects are imbued with beauty by the Glasgow artist, while France celebrates the 150th birthday of impressionism

The Guardian - UK

‘Bodacious!’ A thrilling new take on Robert Mapplethorpe, by ex-Vogue editor Edward Enninful

He shook up the world of fashion. For his next move, the sartorial supremo wants to change how we view the explosively provocative photographer. Edward Enninful reveals all about his first show

The Guardian - UK

From The Three Musketeers to Cher: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Dumas’s trio bring more mustachioed swashbucklery to cinemas, and the pop matriarch goes festive with an album chock-full of Christmas cheer

The Guardian - UK

Volcanic prints, Mapplethorpe’s mates and Puerto Rico’s Palestinians – the week in art

The history of 500 years of print from Picasso to Emin, Robert Mapplethorpe’s portraits of his famous friends, and the Palestinian diaspora in Puerto Rico

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Robert Mapplethorpe: Subject Object Image review – penises, perfection and Patti Smith

This being Mapplethorpe, phallic imagery is in abundance – but do we really need a room of dull celebrity portraits?

The Independent UK

Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works

A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons

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Sheila Metzner’s jewel-toned fashion photography goes on show in Los Angeles

‘Sheila Metzner: From Life’ is at the Getty Center until 18 February 2024, including her richly toned fashion photography and still lifes; the artist tells us more

The Guardian - UK

Dog-faced demons and a pitchforked penis: the world’s most terrifying artworks

Sinners being eaten alive by serpents, the antichrist seizing power on Earth, a bound penis menaced by a goat-footed devil … in a Halloween special, we look at some devilish masterpieces. Warning: graphic content

The Guardian - UK

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: the gripping, horrifying show about the Marquis de Sade

His name has become a byword for extreme sexual depravity. But was there more to the French nobleman who spent much of his life in jail? Our writer finds out at a new exhibition in Barcelona investigating his shocking work

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1923's Brandon Sklenar signs on to It Ends With Us

1923 star Brandon Sklenar has signed on to star in the upcoming adaptation of It Ends with Us, based on Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel.

The Conversation

Polaroids of the everyday and portraits of the rich and famous: you should know the compulsive photography of Andy Warhol

Review: Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media, Art Gallery of South Australia.

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