THE BALLAD OF SEXUAL DEPENDENCY - Nan Goldin
First published in 1986, Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary of the struggles for intimacy and understanding between the friends and lovers Goldin describes as her tribe. The photographs depict a visceral way of life, charged and bubbling with appetite for life, and the book became the swan song of an era that reached its zenith in the early 1980s. Twenty-five years on, Goldin's lush color photography and candid style still demand that the viewer meet their profound intensity head-on. As she writes: The true memory, which these images trigger, is an invocation of color, smell, sound and physical presence, of the density and flavor of life.
The book's influence on photography has continued to grow, making it a classic of contemporary photography. This anniversary edition features all-new image separations produced using state-of-the-art technology and specially prepared reproduction files, offering a lush, immersive experience of this touchstone monograph.
Published by Aperture, 2021 (reprint)
26.1 cm x 23.8 cm, 144 pages, new
ISBN 978-1597112086
First published in 1986, Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary of the struggles for intimacy and understanding between the friends and lovers Goldin describes as her tribe. The photographs depict a visceral way of life, charged and bubbling with appetite for life, and the book became the swan song of an era that reached its zenith in the early 1980s. Twenty-five years on, Goldin's lush color photography and candid style still demand that the viewer meet their profound intensity head-on. As she writes: The true memory, which these images trigger, is an invocation of color, smell, sound and physical presence, of the density and flavor of life.
The book's influence on photography has continued to grow, making it a classic of contemporary photography. This anniversary edition features all-new image separations produced using state-of-the-art technology and specially prepared reproduction files, offering a lush, immersive experience of this touchstone monograph.
Published by Aperture, 2021 (reprint)
26.1 cm x 23.8 cm, 144 pages, new
ISBN 978-1597112086
First published in 1986, Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary of the struggles for intimacy and understanding between the friends and lovers Goldin describes as her tribe. The photographs depict a visceral way of life, charged and bubbling with appetite for life, and the book became the swan song of an era that reached its zenith in the early 1980s. Twenty-five years on, Goldin's lush color photography and candid style still demand that the viewer meet their profound intensity head-on. As she writes: The true memory, which these images trigger, is an invocation of color, smell, sound and physical presence, of the density and flavor of life.
The book's influence on photography has continued to grow, making it a classic of contemporary photography. This anniversary edition features all-new image separations produced using state-of-the-art technology and specially prepared reproduction files, offering a lush, immersive experience of this touchstone monograph.
Published by Aperture, 2021 (reprint)
26.1 cm x 23.8 cm, 144 pages, new
ISBN 978-1597112086
