A Double Life (signed Nan Goldin)
Language: English
Published by Distributed Art Pub Inc, USA, 1994
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
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Rare Signed Copy on the title page: "x nan goldin 11.94. SF" A Double Life is an intimate photographic chronicle of the twenty-year friendship between artists Nan Goldin and David Armstrong, spanning from the mid-1970s through the early 1990s. Their shared history, marked by trust, creative kinship, and emotional depth unfolds against the backdrop of a generation profoundly shaped by the AIDS crisis, drug use, and political unrest. The book stands not only as a personal visual memoir, but also as a revealing portrait of its time. It captures a vibrant and close-knit community of artists and friends rooted in the underground scenes of downtown New York and beyond, cultural spaces that fostered radical self-expression, chosen family, and creative experimentation outside the cultural mainstream. Through two distinct visual languages, Goldin's raw, color-saturated photographs and Armstrong's composed, contemplative black-and-white portraits, the book offers parallel yet deeply intertwined ways of seeing. Over time, stylistic differences dissolve, revealing a shared commitment to tenderness, vulnerability, and the dignity of their subjects. A Double Life also speaks to the enduring power of friendship across gender and identity. It honors the deep emotional bonds that formed within these creative and intimate communities, relationships grounded in care, solidarity, and mutual recognition. More than a collaboration, A Double Life is a dual visual memoir, an elegy for a generation and a testament to the sustaining force of love and connection in the face of cultural and personal upheaval.…
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- Title
- A Double Life (signed Nan Goldin)
- Author
- Nan Goldin; David Armstrong
- Publisher
- Distributed Art Pub Inc, USA
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- As new
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1881616215
- ISBN 13
- 9781881616214
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 2.712 pounds
- Dimensions
- 9.75 inches width by 13 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
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