Nan Goldin: The Other Side

Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we're loving and reviews from our contributors. Nan Goldin: The Other Side explores the photos of one of America’s most iconic photographers.

What We Say: “Documenting the 1970s Boston drag scene like no other, Nan Goldin’s intimate portraits of the queens she lived with, loved and lost throughout her life are imbued with tenderness, capturing both their glamour and their struggle. The Other Side is Goldin’s personal declaration of love and gratitude to these beloved friends who showed her a way out of the captivity of pre-packaged, socially prescribed identity” - Ella Marlow-Gilks

What They Say: “Offering an expanded and updated version of Nan Goldin's superb work on the topic of gender and sexual orientation... it is well worth a read, particularly at a time when gender and transgender discourse is so pertinent” – Charlotte Stace, Daily Art Magazine

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