{"product_id":"nan-goldin-the-ballad-of-sexual","title":"Nan Goldin The Ballad Of Sexual By Goldin  Nan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1986, Nan Goldin’s \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency\u003c\/i\u003e is a visual diary chronicling the struggles for intimacy and understanding among the friends and lovers whom Goldin describes as her \u003cq\u003etribe.\u003c\/q\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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. Goldin’\u003cspan\u003es lush color photography and candid style still demand that the viewer encounter their profound intensity head-on. As she writes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cq\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\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an accurate and detailed record of Goldin’\u003cspan\u003es life, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e records a personal odyssey as well as a more universal understanding of the different languages men and women speak. The book’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es influence on photography and other aesthetic realms has continued to grow, making it a classic of contemporary photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57621254308222,"sku":"NW9781597112086","price":29.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781597112086.jpg?v=1783162145","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/nan-goldin-the-ballad-of-sexual","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}