that in a cycle of photographs tells the story of her friend, the actress Cookie Mueller and Goldin's abusive relationship with a man called Brian.
Other central pieces are featured in two darkened rooms. You can watch the long slide show which firmly established Goldin as a major artist. The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, includes hundreds of images following her life and loves from the 70s - constantly being updated - to a soundtrack of pop, torch songs, opera, and Stax. It remains her seminal creation. New installation thrills come in the shape of Heartbreak 2001, depicting couples celebrating in love to a soundtrack composed by John Taverner and performed by pixie queen, Bjork.
Goldin's style may seem a little jaded now - haven't we moved on from glamorising junkies, Aids 'victims', and 'rich kids gone to seed'? But she certainly made an impact, many photographers following in her footsteps. Still, she takes you on a journey through human behaviour in all its passion, mundanity, and seediness. And the stark black and whites, the deep reds, blues and golds echo the moods explored. RdeF
Admission: £4.50 + concessions. Closed Monday, Wednesday open til 8pm.
A special fundraising party/auction in aid of HIV I-Base and the Whitechapel Gallery took place on Thursday 14 February.
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