A fabulous self portrait by Nan Goldin released to celebrate her documentary 'All the Beauty and All the Bloodshed'.

Nan Goldin was just named the most influential person in art.  It’s not a great surprise.  Not only did Nan completely change photography she also changed the way arts are funded, taking down a pharmaceutical giant that used the arts as a way of washing its dirty hands.

Nan chronicles the human experience, using a snapshot style of photography to capture the ebbs and wains of society.  Her raw intimate images explore love, sexuality, addiction and loss from within.  While previously photographers would visit marginalized communities, Nan lived in them.

In 2022, filmmaker Laura Poitras unveiled a stunning portrait of Nan Goldin: "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed." The film wove together the threads of Goldin's life, art, and activism, creating a powerful tapestry that resonated long after the credits roll.

Goldin's life has been marked by both profound pain and unwavering resilience. "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" delves into her tumultuous childhood, marked by family dysfunction and loss, which laid the foundation for her raw and emotionally charged artistic approach. We see how she found solace in photography, using it to document the lives of marginalized communities – from the LGBTQ+ scene in the post-Stonewall era to the opioid crisis she actively fights against.

The film also documents Goldin's relentless fight against the Sackler family, whose pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma Goldin held responsible for fuelling the opioid crisis.  Without wanting to give too much away the end game of the documentary is glorious, a David and Goliath story of how one woman brought down one of the most powerful families in the world.