The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
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"The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" by Nan Goldin is a book focused on Photography Basics. Best for readers interested in this subject.
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary chronicling the struggle for intimacy and understanding between friends, family, and loversâ__collectively described by Goldin as her â__tribe.â__ Her work describes a world that is visceral, charged, and seething with life. First published in 1986, this reissue recognizes the persistent relevance and freshness of Nan Goldinâ__s cutting-edge photography. Her lush color photography and candid style demand that the viewer go beyond the surface to encounter a profound intensity. As Goldin writes: â__Real memory, which these pictures trigger, is an invocation of the color, smell, sound, and physical presence, the density and flavor of life.â__ Through an accurate and detailed record of her life, Ballad reveals Goldinâ__s personal odyssey as well as a more universal understanding of the different languages men and women speak, and the struggle between autonomy and dependency. Over the past twenty-five years, the influence of Ballad on photography and other aesthetic realms has continually grown, making the work a contemporary classic. Nan Goldinâ__s story of urban life on the fringe was the swan song of an era that reached its peak in the early eighties. Yet it has captured an important element of humanity that is transcendent: a need to connect. This new edition of Ballad has been printed using new scans and separations created by master-separator Robert Hennessey from Goldinâ__s original transparencies, rendering them with unparalleled sumptuousness and impact.
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"The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" by Nan Goldin is a book focused on Photography Basics. Best for readers interested in this subject.
Topic: Photography Basics
Author: Nan Goldin
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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary chronicling the struggle for intimacy and understanding between friends, family, and loversâ__collectively described by Goldin as her â__tribe.â__ Her work describes a world that is visceral, charged, and seething with life. First published in 1986, this reissue recognizes the persistent relevance and freshness of Nan Goldinâ__s cutting-edge photography. Her lush color photography and candid style demand that the viewer go beyond the surface to encounter a profound intensity. As Goldin writes: â__Real memory, which these pictures trigger, is an invocation of the color, smell, sound, and physical presence, the density and flavor of life.â__ Through an accurate and detailed record of her life, Ballad reveals Goldinâ__s personal odyssey as well as a more universal understanding of the different languages men and women speak, and the struggle between autonomy and dependency. Over the past twenty-five years, the influence of Ballad on photography and other aesthetic realms has continually grown, making the work a contemporary classic. Nan Goldinâ__s story of urban life on the fringe was the swan song of an era that reached its peak in the early eighties. Yet it has captured an important element of humanity that is transcendent: a need to connect. This new edition of Ballad has been printed using new scans and separations created by master-separator Robert Hennessey from Goldinâ__s original transparencies, rendering them with unparalleled sumptuousness and impact.
| Author | Nan Goldin |
| Publisher | Aperture |
| Published | 1986 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781597112086 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Pages | 147 |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Photography |
| Topic | Photography Basics |
Format: Hardcover
Length: 147 pages
Language: English
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