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Biography
Nancy Goldin (born September 12, 1953) is an American photographer and activist. Her work often explores LGBT subcultures, moments of intimacy, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the opioid epidemic. Her most notable work is The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986). The monograph documents the post-Stonewall, gay subculture and includes Goldin's family and friends. She is a founding member of the advocacy group P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now). She lives and works in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nan Goldin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Time 100 · 2022
- Royal Photographic Society Award · 2018
- Lucie Award · 2014
- Hasselblad Award · 2007
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2006
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- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2023 · nominated
Filmography7 titles

The Deuce
2017as Woman at the Bar Exhibit
2017as Woman at the Bar Exhibit

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
2022as Self
2022as Self

Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker
2020as Self
2020as Self

You Are Not I
1981as accident victim
1981as accident victim

Sleepwalk
1986Still Photographer
1986Still Photographer

When Pigs Fly
1993Still Photographer
1993Still Photographer

Variety
1985as Nan
1985as Nan