Robert Mapplethorpe Curated By David Hockney - Private View

LONDON - JANUARY 13: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Actress Padma Lakshmi and artist David Hockney attend Private View for new exhibition "Robert Mapplethorpe Curated By David Hockney" at the Alison Jacques Gallery on January 13, 2005 in London. The works by the late New York photographer comprise 60 images taken between 1975 and 1988, including portraits of Richard Gere, Andy Warhol, Iggy Pop, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Yoko Ono. Mapplethorpe first met Hockney in 1970 and since Mapplethorpe's death from AIDS in 1989, his photography has been seen in galleries all over the world. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)