the introduction to this book says more about nan's work than i ever could in terms of her artistry. i've always liked work/ art that reached me personally and nan's work does. i am struck by the starkness and realism, the unflinching, but unjudging eye. to call her pictures romantic wouldn't be off the mark, but they romanticize drug addiction or aids or any of the other perils captured by the lens. they present it in all the ugliness of reality. they show you truth and force you to deal with it like all art should.
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