{"product_id":"nan-goldin-the-ballad-of-sexual-dependency","title":"Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFirst published in 1986, Nan Goldin's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a visual diary chronicling the struggles for intimacy and understanding among the friends and lovers whom Goldin describes as her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-quote\"\u003etribe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. 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\u003cspan class=\"a-text-quote\"\u003eReal memory, which these pictures trigger, is an invocation of the color, smell, sound and physical presence, the density and flavor of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough an accurate and detailed record of Goldin's life, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"251\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Nan-Goldin\/e\/B000APW0FS\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\"\u003eNan Goldin\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Afterword, Photographer), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"145\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;field-author=Mark+Holborn\u0026amp;text=Mark+Holborn\u0026amp;sort=relevancerank\u0026amp;search-alias=books-ca\"\u003eMark Holborn\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Editor), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"169\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_3?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;field-author=Marvin+Heiferman\u0026amp;text=Marvin+Heiferman\u0026amp;sort=relevancerank\u0026amp;search-alias=books-ca\"\u003eMarvin Heiferman\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Editor), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"160\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_4?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;field-author=Suzanne+Fletcher\u0026amp;text=Suzanne+Fletcher\u0026amp;sort=relevancerank\u0026amp;search-alias=books-ca\"\u003eSuzanne Fletcher\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Editor)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781597112086\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAperture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOct. 31 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"224","offers":[{"title":"Non-member","offer_id":44518636519507,"sku":"9781597112086","price":69.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Member","offer_id":44518636552275,"sku":"9781597112086","price":62.96,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0474\/9621\/files\/61X5_Hxmr2L._SL1000.jpg?v=1776897945","url":"https:\/\/shop.vanartgallery.bc.ca\/products\/nan-goldin-the-ballad-of-sexual-dependency","provider":"Vancouver Art Gallery Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}