Nan Goldin
Swan-like Embrace, 2001/2021
signed (on a label on the reverse)
C-print on paper in a dark oak frame with passepartout
20.3 x 15.2 cm. (8 x 6 in.)
limited edition, unnumbered
Swan-like Embrace, 2001/2021
signed (on a label on the reverse)
C-print on paper in a dark oak frame with passepartout
20.3 x 15.2 cm. (8 x 6 in.)
limited edition, unnumbered
Swan-like Embrace, 2001/2021
signed (on a label on the reverse)
C-print on paper in a dark oak frame with passepartout
20.3 x 15.2 cm. (8 x 6 in.)
limited edition, unnumbered
This photo is from a series of my nephew and his first love on a visit to my home in Paris. It was moving to see their tenderness and sensitivity. They reminded me of Canova’s statue, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss.
Nan Goldin’s nostalgic snapshots depict intimate moments of bohemian sex, transgression, beauty, spontaneity, and suffering. Her frames are marked by unflinching candor, rich hues, and a keen sense of empathy and lyricism. Goldin’s most famous work, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1985), is a slideshow that presents nearly 700 images from her life in New York during the 1970s and ’80s; throughout the reel, the artist lies in bed with her lover, drag queens kiss in bars, and the AIDS epidemic ravages the photographer’s community.
Recognized as a pioneer of diaristic hotography, Goldin has exhibited at the Louvre, the MoMA and Tate Modern, among other prestigious institutions.