Robert Having His Nipple Pierced
★ 3 · 1971 · 33m · Documentary
Robert Mapplethorpe gets his nipple pierced while his boyfriend lends his support in person. Patti Smith lends her support via voice over as she rambles on about her childhood, her transvestite brother, her breasts and Bob Dylan?
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