A person lies on the edge of a bed, their shoulders and head out of frame, sliding pantyhouse down their thigh to reveal a heart-shaped bruise.
A couple in a black suit and white wedding dress smile and cry.
A group of people dance, sit, and eat in a cluttered room.
A person wearing a blue dress is embraced by another person, whose arm is the only thing visible around the first person's waist.

© Nan Goldin / courtesy Nan Goldin and Gagosian

A person lies on the edge of a bed, their shoulders and head out of frame, sliding pantyhouse down their thigh to reveal a heart-shaped bruise.
A couple in a black suit and white wedding dress smile and cry.
A group of people dance, sit, and eat in a cluttered room.
A person wearing a blue dress is embraced by another person, whose arm is the only thing visible around the first person's waist.

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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency,

1981–2025

Nan Goldin, born 1953, Washington, DC; active New York, NY
2025-182
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Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

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Title
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
Dates

1981–2025

Maker
Nan Goldin
Medium
Multimedia installation with 687 color slides and programmed soundtrack
Dimensions
duration: 41 minutes, 52 seconds
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2025-182
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, New York

Culture
American
Type
slides (photographs), time-based works

Created by the artist 2025; to [Gagosian Gallery, New York]

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