NAN GOLDIN "MY BED, HOTEL LA LOUISIANE, PARIS" 1996 General Idea poster Pinnochio faces away from the

Pinnochio faces away from the viewer

In 1966 he co-represented the United States at the Venice Biennale

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The result is an obscured image that both distorts and acknowledges the event

He uses recognizable forms as the basis for bold and colorful compositions that flirt with abstraction

NAN GOLDIN "MY BED, HOTEL LA LOUISIANE, PARIS" 1996 General Idea poster Pinnochio faces away from theNan Goldin (b. 1953) is unquestionably one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. A successor to Diane Arbus, her aesthetic and creative approach has had a tremendous impact on the realms of photography and fine art. She was the first to use the slide show format in a fine art setting and elevated the familiar snapshot into an art form. My Bed, Hotel La Louisiane, Paris is an intimate still life taken of her unmade bed scattered