{"product_id":"ballad-of-sexual-dependency-nan-goldin","title":"Ballad of Sexual Dependency: Nan Goldin","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst published in 1986, Nan Goldin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a visual diary chronicling the struggles for intimacy and understanding among the friends and lovers whom Goldin describes as her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cq data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etribe.\u003c\/q\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e These photographs described a lifestyle that was visceral, charged and seething with a raw appetite for living, and the book soon became the swan song for an era that reached its peak in the early 1980s. Twenty-five years later, Goldin's lush color photography and candid style still demand that the viewer encounter their profound intensity head-on. As she writes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cq data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReal memory, which these pictures trigger, is an invocation of the color, smell, sound and physical presence, the density and flavor of life.\u003c\/q\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Through an accurate and detailed record of Goldin's life, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e records a personal odyssey as well as a more universal understanding of the different languages men and women speak. The book's influence on photography and other aesthetic realms 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 technologies and specially prepared reproduction files, which offer a lush, immersive experience of this touchstone monograph.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Aperture\/IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776347005237,"sku":"9781597112086","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/4289\/2853\/files\/nangoldin.jpg?v=1690563447","url":"https:\/\/researchdevstore.myshopify.com\/products\/ballad-of-sexual-dependency-nan-goldin","provider":"Research \u0026 Development Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}