Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Self Portrait by Robert Mapplethorpe, 1980Photography courtesy of the Tate / National Galleries of ScotlandWith his chiseled good looks, leather jackets and wild curls, Robert Mapplethorpe was the epitome of handsome during the rock ‘n’ roll liberalism of 1970's New York. He is also the star of the Tate Modern’s 2014 ARTIST ROOMS, a special exhibition featuring intimate self-portraits alongside his photographs of Grace Jones, Roy Lichtenstein, Willem de Kooning and his muse, lover and friend Patti Smith.