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Nancy Goldin is an American photographer, printmaker, film director, and documentarian born in Washington, D.C., in 1953. She is educated at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. Her notable work includes *The Ballad of Sexual Dependency*. Goldin has received the Hasselblad Award, the Lucie Award, and recognition in the Time 100 collection. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Her work spans photography, documentary photography, and activism, with a focus on the portrait genre. She has worked in Luxor, Paris, Berlin, and London. Her works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Goldin resides in Washington, D.C., and Lexington. She speaks English and was influenced by Cookie Mueller, Greer Lankton, and Jack Smith.
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Nancy Goldin (born September 12, 1953) is an American photographer and activist. Her work often explores LGBT subcultures, moments of intimacy, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the opioid epidemic. Her most notable work is The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986). The monograph documents the post-Stonewall, gay subculture and includes Goldin's family and friends. She is a founding member of the advocacy…
Known for
- Nan Goldin: I Remember Your Face2024
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed — Self2022
- Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker — Self2020
- The Deuce — Woman at the Bar Exhibit2017
- Contacts: Nan Goldin — Self1999
- Nan Goldin: In My Life — Herself1997
- I'll Be Your Mirror — Self1996
- Under Lock and Key1994
- The Ballad of Sexual Dependency1985
- Variety — Nan1985
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Key facts
- Born
- Nancy Goldin , 1953 (age 72 – 73), Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Known for
- Photography
- Notable work
- The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986)
- Awards
- Edward MacDowell Medal , 2012 , Hasselblad Award , 2007 , Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nancy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Tufts University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
- Field of work
- activism
- Genre
- portrait
- Image
- Nan Goldin Portrait.png
- Work location
- New York City
- Residence
- Lexington
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- Commons category
- Nan Goldin
- date of birth
- 1953-09-12
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- influenced by
- Jack Smith
- start of work period
- 1969-01-01
- end of work period
- 2010-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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Encyclopedic overview
Nancy Goldin (born 1953) is an American photographer and activist. Her work explores in snapshot-style the emotions of the individual, in intimate relationships, and the bohemian LGBT subcultural communities, especially dealing with the devastating HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Her most notable work is The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. In the slideshow and monograph (1986) Goldin portrayed her chosen family, meanwhile documenting the post-punk and gay subcultures. She is a founding member of the advocacy group P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) against the opioid epidemic. She lives and works in New York City.
Early life
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