In this National Gallery touring exhibition, Nan Goldin lays bare her life in this “public diary” of 126 images, revealing intimate portraits of her New York-based “tribe” – hanging out, falling in and out of love, and having children. Overriding themes are love and empathy and the tension between autonomy and interdependence in relationships – relationships in which all genders struggle to find a common language.
A deeply moving portrayal of life in the 1970s and 1980s as the artist and her loved ones navigate a time of unrelenting energy and extremes.
Nan Goldin, Twisting at my birthday party, New York City, 1980, 1980. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia’s 40th anniversary, 2022. © the artist/ Courtesy the artist and National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra
John Curtin Gallery
4 July to 14 September 2025
Western Australia
