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Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
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A visual diary chronicling the struggle for intimacy and understanding between friends, family, and lovers collectively described by the author as her tribe. It describes a world that is visceral, charged, and seething with life.
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First published in 1986, Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency tribe.
These photographs described a lifestyle that was visceral, charged, and seething with a raw appetite for living. The book soon became the swan song for an era that reached its peak in the early 1980s. Goldin's lush colour photography and candid style still demand that the viewer encounter their profound intensity head-on. As she writes: Real memory, which these pictures trigger, is an invocation of the colour, smell, sound, and physical presence, the density and flavour of life.
Through an accurate and detailed record of Goldin's life, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency's influence on photography and other aesthetic realms has continued to grow, making it a classic of contemporary photography.
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Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is celebrated as both a raw diary and a vivid portrait of 1980s East Village life, capturing intimate moments and relationships. Often compared to Robert Frank's work for its era-defining impact, it presents a narrative filled with real characters and the drama of urban bohemia. The work is praised for its powerful depiction of both the joys and challenges within romantic and social bonds, marking it as a significant artistic achievement.
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ISBN: 9781597112086
Publisher: Aperture
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 September 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Aperture
Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 1090g
Pages: 148
About the Author
Mark Holborn is an internationally recognized editor and designer of illustrated books working with a diverse range of artists, from William Eggleston to Lucian Freud. He is also a curator, author and specialist on Japanese culture. His books as an editor with Thames & Hudson include Antony Gormley on Sculpture, Susan Meiselas: On the Frontline and Daido Moriyama.
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