Nan Goldin’s Photobook The Ballad of Sexual Dependency Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary at Gagosian
Gagosian is marking the 40th anniversary of Nan Goldin’s photobook “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency,” a landmark work first published in 1986. ARTnews described the anniversary presentation as a reassessment of the book’s impact and Goldin’s documentation of intimacy, community, and crisis. The show situates the project’s legacy within contemporary debates about photography, autobiography, and social history.
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