Couples and Loneliness [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Nan Goldin (Author, Photographer)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Korinsha Press; Slipcase edition (April 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4771303428
• ISBN-13: 978-4771303423
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,818,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lust and Trust: Nan Goldin, May 17, 2000

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This review is from: Couples and Loneliness (Paperback)

Nan Goldin is one of this decade's most influential photographers. She is very much a part of the world that she photographed and therefore she has unlimited access to her subjects. There is no sense of exploitation even though these people, who are on the margins of society, are often caught off guard in private moments. Her work is raw and snapshot esthetic--a recurring theme is that the subjects never quite belong and are lost and lonely in what can often be a bleak and hostile urban environment. She shares with us quite eloquently a form of diary; one can relate so much of their own lives, fears, desires, and pain. She put it best: "I used to think that i could never lose anyone if i photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much i've lost."