Robert Mapplethorpe 'The Magic In The Muse'

Friday night I was pleased to attend the preview of the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition 'Magic In The Muse' at Bowes museum.  As expected, a glorious show of portraiture and a lot of food for thought.  Mapplethorpe is an artist I have long admired, and his use of tone, expression and framing is both unique to his work and full of impact.  I would recommend this exhibition to anyone. 

Also worth seeing as he magnificence of the Bowes itself. Particularly the world famous 'silver swan'..