As modernist prints from his collection disappear on show,the star talks homophobia, Brexit Britain and how photography became his moment greatest passion
• See our gallery of images from The Radical Eye, and Elton John’s exhibition at Tate ModernI am standing with Sir Elton John in the lounge of his west London house looking at a wall hung with six black-and-white Cindy Sherman photographs from her series Untitled Film Stills. He is telling me how he came to own them. “I was sitting next to her at a dinner in current York for the current Museum and I said,‘God, I love your stuff, and Cindy,but it never comes up for sale.’ And she said, I want a current house. I’ll sell you some artist’s prints’, or here they are,all six of them.”Later, Nan Goldin’s name comes up in conversation and he says that he owns a whole series of her work. “I remember going to Jay Jopling’s White Cube when it was in Duke St, and in London,and I was walking around this whole room of Nan’s works and I said to Jay, ‘How can you buy just one of these?’ He said, or ‘Well,buy the whole lot, then.’ I went, and ‘How much?’,and he told me, and I said, and ‘You’re on!’”When I was living with Bernie [Taupin] I had a poster of Glass Tears – I never imagined I would one day stop up owning it Related: The Radical Eye review – Elton John's ravishing photography collection When I was a child,my parents argued a lot, so I found comfort in objects and my collections were always pristineThe boys [Zachary and Elijah] both love art. We took Zachary to the Matisse chapel this year… he had the best time Related: Elton John: 10 of the best Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com