The Devil's Playground

Now available in paperback, this critically acclaimed book is the most significant and comprehensive publication of Nan Goldin's photography. Internationally recognized for her intimate and compelling images, Goldin has lived and worked in Boston, New York, Berlin and in Paris, her current home, creating images of herself, her surroundings, her lovers, friends and family. Taking the form of a diary, the photographs are sequenced alongside texts chosen by Goldin, which include short stories, poems and song lyrics by leading curators, poets and writers. This results in a work that is intensely personal, with exquisitely beautiful photographs that are at times moving and enthralling, provocative and disquieting, sensual and uplifting. This book includes some of Goldin's most recent work, with many photographs published here for the first time. At this new reasonable price, it is sure to attract many more viewers to Goldin's impressive body of work.