Robert Mapplethorpe remembered

and dealing with loss through quiet reflection

I HAVE just seen the most moving post on Substack. It’s Patti Smith¹ remembering the artist and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe on the anniversary of his death which was yesterday, March 9th. In one of her quiet, intimate videos she shares with us a reminiscence of her beloved friend, and adds that yesterday was also John Cale’s² 80th birthday, and the a…