John Waters at the entrance of 'Coming Attractions', the exhibition of his collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art, January 2023. In the background are Kathe Burkhart's Slit: from the Liz Taylor Series (Ash Wednesday) (1992) and Tom Sachs's What (1995). Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
John Waters at the entrance of 'Coming Attractions', the exhibition of his collection at the Baltimore Museum of Art, January 2023. In the background are Kathe Burkhart's Slit: from the Liz Taylor Series (Ash Wednesday) (1992) and Tom Sachs's What (1995). Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
John Waters with his portrait, shot by Catherine Opie (John, 2013, printed 2022), at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
John Waters with his portrait, shot by Catherine Opie (John, 2013, printed 2022), at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
Left: John Waters at the Baltimore Museum of Art, January 2023. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel. Right: Cy Twombly, Five Greek Poets and a Philosopher, 1978. Collection of John Waters. © Cy Twombly Foundation.
Left: John Waters at the Baltimore Museum of Art, January 2023. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel. Right: Cy Twombly, Five Greek Poets and a Philosopher, 1978. Collection of John Waters. © Cy Twombly Foundation.
Peter Hujar, Trash, New York, July 2, 1985. Collection of John Waters. © 2022 The Peter Hujar Archive / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Peter Hujar, Trash, New York, July 2, 1985. Collection of John Waters. © 2022 The Peter Hujar Archive / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
John Waters Senior, C-R-A-Z-Y, 1991. Collection of John Waters.
John Waters Senior, C-R-A-Z-Y, 1991. Collection of John Waters.
John Waters at the Baltimore Museum of Art, January 2023. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
John Waters at the Baltimore Museum of Art, January 2023. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
Left: Waters at the Baltimore Museum of Art, with Gary Hume's Michael (2022) and Larry Clark's Untitled (1990), both of which are part of the his collection. Right: Elizabeth Peyton, Colin (de Land), 2018. Collection of John Waters. © Elizabeth Peyton.
Left: Waters at the Baltimore Museum of Art, with Gary Hume's Michael (2022) and Larry Clark's Untitled (1990), both of which are part of the his collection. Right: Elizabeth Peyton, Colin (de Land), 2018. Collection of John Waters. © Elizabeth Peyton.
John Waters in his exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art, with Roy Lichtenstein's Venetian School II (1996) and Richard Artschwager's Mirror (1988), January 2023. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.
John Waters in his exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art, with Roy Lichtenstein's Venetian School II (1996) and Richard Artschwager's Mirror (1988), January 2023. Photograph by Matt Grubb for Art Basel.

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