American · 1953 – present
Nan Goldin
Goldin's intimate photographs of her chosen family — lovers, friends, drag queens — redefined documentary photography. Subject of the film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.
Best-known works
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Where to see the work
- —MoMA, New York
- —Tate Modern, London
- —Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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