What was the name of the 1989 exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's photos that was led to a fierce "culture war" battle between arts advocates and those who considered it obscene?

"The Perfect Moment" was a collection of photos from 25 years of Mapplethorpe's career featuring portraits, interracial subjects, floral images, homoerotic shots, and other mixed media. it opened in Philadelphia at the end of 1988 just months before the artist died. Its summer 1989 tour sparked fierce controversy.

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