
Art Institute of Chicago
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
Nan Goldin · 1979/2001
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; sold through Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 11, 2006.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, "So the Story Goes: Photographs by Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, and Larry Sultan," September 16, 2006–December 3, 2006. (Katherine Bussard) Rice Exhibition Gallery
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America," February 22-May 19, 2013. (Katherine A. Bussard and Lisa Hostetler)
- Prague, Czech Republic, Kunsthalle Praha, "Bohemia: History of an Idea, 1950-2000," March 23-October 16, 2023.
Literature
Published references
- Heiferman, Marvin and Holborn, Mark. 1996. "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency." Aperture Foundation. Entire Book. (other print of this image)
- Cuno, James and Eloise W. Martin. 2009. "Art Institute of Chicago: Pocketguide," Art Institute of Chicago. p. 53. (still image)
- Sharp, Robert V., Elizabeth Stepina and Susan E. Weidemeyer. 2009. "The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide." Art Institute of Chicago. p. 288. (still image)
- Druick, Douglas and Robert V. Sharp. 2013. "The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide." Art Institute of Chicago. p. 302. (still image)
- Bussard, Katherine A. and Lisa Hostetler. 2013. "Color Rush: American Color Photography from Stieglitz to Sherman." Exh. cat. Milwaukee Art Museum/Aperture. pp. 227-29. (still images)
- Ferguson, Russell. 2023. "Bohemia: History of an Idea, 1950-2000." Exh. cat. Kunsthalle Praha/Hatje Cantz. pp. 121-126. (still images)
- Matthew S. Witkovsky et al., "The Art Institute of Chicago Field Guide to Photography and Media," eds. Antawan I. Byrd, Elizabeth Siegel, and Carl Fuldner, pl. 164, p. 179 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2023).
- Noemi Smolik, “Reviews: Bohemia: History of an Idea, 1950–2000,” Frieze, no. 237 (Sept. 2023): 171.
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