Go See – Berlin: Nan Goldin ‘Berlin Work: Photography 1984–2009’ at Berlinische Galerie through March 28th, 2011
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Nan Goldin, Amanda in the Mirror (1992). Via Matthew Marks Gallery
The Berlinische Galerie is showing a relatively unseen set of photographs by Nan Goldin. The show consists of around 100 color photographs that reveal an intimate portrayal of Goldin’s time spent in Berlin between 1984 and 2009. This acclaimed American photographer rose to popularity in the 1980’s as a leading figure in the movement of subjective photography. Goldin professed that photography was a stand in for memory, she unabashedly photographing drag queens, drug addicts, and night time lurkers that made up her circle of friends. Goldin created a voyeuristic world that held her firmly in the place as a cult icon to generations of photographers.
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