The ballad of sexual dependency is a defining artwork of the 1980s. American artist Nan Goldin’s extended photographic study of her chosen family–her ‘tribe’–began life as a slide show screened in the clubs and bars of New York where Goldin and her friends worked and played. The slide show was then distilled to a series of 126 photographs, which has recently become part of the National Gallery of Australia’s collection.
Hosted by Flinders University Museum of Art, Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.
Please be advised that works of art in this exhibition depict explicit nudity, sexual acts, drug use, and the impacts of violence against women. Viewer discretion is advised.
Image: Nan Goldin, ‘Nan and Brian in bed, NYC’, 1983, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia’s 40th anniversary, 2022 © Nan Goldin
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