File:The Hug (Nan Goldin).jpg

Nan Goldin, The Hug, NYC, 1980, cibachrome, 40 x 30 inches

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Source: Permission granted by the Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. They represent the artist. Copyright Nan Goldin

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