Robert Mapplethorpe & Sam Wagstaff photographed by Teresa Mae Engle
Phillip Gefter and Edmund White in Conversation
Talking all things Wagstaff, Mapplethorpe and Photography
If you are a fan of photography or especially interested in the “gay sensibility” in photography then this evening presented by The School of Visual Arts is right for you. Writer and photography critic Phillip Gefter will be in conversation with the talented writer Edmund White to discuss his new book Wagstaff, Before and After Mapplethrope. For those of you that don’t know Sam Wagstaff, besides being Mapplethorpe’s infamous lover he was “an early and unflagging advocate of photography as a legitimate art form.” He collected thousands of images bought and sold at auction as well as flea markets and permanently changed the art market. All the elements are in place for a truly lively and invigorating conversation, Mapplethorpe, Wagstaff, Edmund White — you can’t go wrong, plus it’s free and open to the public!
FREE, Monday Nov. 17 at 7:00PM, SVA Theatre, 333 W. 23rd Street, NY, NY.
