Wagstaff, before and after Mapplethorpe: a biography

Abstract

Sam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in this groundbreaking biography in which Wagstaff's largely overlooked influence on the world of contemporary art and photography, and on the evolution of gay identity in the latter part of the twentieth century, is portrayed.

Contents

Dragged mass displacement -- The crossing -- Be here now -- Jardin des nabi -- Kama sutra, baby -- From minimalism to Mapplethorpe -- Transformation -- Circles of influence -- Luxe, calme, et volupte -- The inamorato -- Let the games begin -- Applause -- Back to Pompeii -- The arriviste -- The pictures generation -- Whispers of the muse -- The glimmer and the gloom -- Gardenias, fragrant, floating.