1.0 link 112874 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kriston-capps/jesse-helms-the-intimidat_b_112874.html In 1989, the Corcoran Gallery of Art sensed a crisis in the making. "The Perfect Moment" -- a retrospective of the figure-study, still-life, and sadomasochistic photography of Robert Mapplethorpe -- was rapidly turning into the perfect storm. The show's runs in Philadelphia and Chicago had drawn the ire of Republican Senator Jesse Helms, who was doing everything in his power to make Mapplethorpe's representation of homoerotic imagery the first order of business of the United States legislative branch. (Helms went...

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