"For her formative 1985 work The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, Nan Goldin eschewed the traditions of exhibiting photography by compiling her images the number of which ran close to 700 into a slideshow, and screening it alongside a soundtrack featuring, among others, Yoko Ono, Maria Callas and Dionne Warwick. The 45-minute long show has since been screened in galleries and museums all over the world, and is lauded for its searing candour and highly personal subject matter the series comprises photographs taken by Goldin of her friends, family and burgeoning subcultures in cities like Boston, New York and Berlin."
"The photographer has repeatedly referred to The Ballad of Sexual Dependency as something of a diary: her personal experiences and indeed those of her subjects play out before the viewer, revealing an unprecedented intimacy between Goldin and the people she captures, and by extension between the photographs and the audience. In 1986, following its first showing at the Whitney Biennial in New York, Goldin spoke to Aperture's Mark Holborn."
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency comprises nearly 700 photographs compiled into a 45-minute slideshow accompanied by a soundtrack including Yoko Ono, Maria Callas and Dionne Warwick. The work has been screened internationally and is lauded for its searing candour and highly personal subject matter. The series documents friends, family and emerging subcultures in cities such as Boston, New York and Berlin and functions as a diary presenting personal experiences of Goldin and her subjects. The work reveals an unprecedented intimacy between photographer, subjects and audience. Following its 1986 Whitney Biennial showing, detailed accounts addressed soundtrack selection and photographic process.
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