Nan Goldin: "What's happening in Gaza is the first genocide broadcast live"

Festival-goers can't remember seeing such a large crowd for the opening night of the Rencontres d'Arles in a very long time. As night fell on Tuesday, July 8, the ancient theater was packed to the rafters to celebrate the star of this edition, Nan Goldin.

The 71-year-old photographer, with the aura of a rock star, is presenting her latest work, "Stendhal Syndrome," in the small Saint-Blaise church this year. In this slideshow, inspired by Ovid's "Metamorphoses," the American photographer combines photos of her loved ones with masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque art. A moving mythologization of the intimate.

Known for her raw portraits of women and members of marginalized communities,…

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