Two people share a kiss on a dimly lit bed as one leans over the other.

Nan Goldin

Self Portrait on Top of Brian Kissing, NYC

1983, printed 2006

Not on view

26 works in the collection
18 exhibitions

View more by this artist https://whitney.org/collection/works/29449

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Silver dye bleach print (Ilfochrome)

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm) Image: 27 × 38 in. (68.6 × 96.5 cm)

Accession number
2006.80.1.1

Edition
AP 11/12 | Ed. 25, 1 PP, 1 HC

Credit line
Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© Nan Goldin

API
artworks/29449

Part of a series:
Whitney Museum of American Art 75th Anniversary Photography Portfolio
4 works

A woman in lingerie kneels on an inflatable dolphin and kisses a small inflatable elephant.

A dusty vintage car sits abandoned in a sunlit overgrown field surrounded by tall grass.

Person wearing a theatrical white-and-red mask and dark jacket with a blue flower pin, seated.

Two people share a kiss while lying on a dimly lit bed in a cozy bedroom.

Exhibitions

Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

Apr 2, 2016–Apr 2, 2017