BOB COLACELLO ON ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

«When asked why he choose to work with sexual subjects, Mapplethorpe replied : «Because I think it's the hardest thing to do, to make pornography into art and still keep it sexy». Whether he succeeds in that regard depens on the personal response of each viewer to each image but taking into account both shows in tandem, Mapplethorpe does display a special ability to suggest luxury in lowlife and lowlife in luxury».

-Interview magazine
Febrauary 1977 p. 31