THIRST TRAP

Marilyn Minter takes an exclusive self-portrait for Tatler and reminds the world why raw, honest, nonconforming beauty is the most compelling kind

By Aaina Bhargava

“Frankly, if I was 21 years old and Bill Clinton wanted to f *ck me, I’d have f *cked him in a nanosecond.” Marilyn Minter was characteristically unfiltered when she spoke with Tatler over a video call in November. The conversation was about the 75-year-old artist’s upcoming presentations in Hong Kong and Seoul, but quickly veered into a throng of passionate quips about strong woman figures who have been unfairly and overly scrutinised. Her thoughts about the saxophone-playing former American president were in reference to a recent portrait she shot of Monica Lewinsky, which was first exhibited at a LDGR gallery in New York last April. “She’s a hero to me, because she went through f *cking hell and she was just 21 years old,” says Minter of the woman…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2024

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