Nan Goldin: Scopophilia at the Louvre

Nan Goldin’s photography slide-show at the Louvre gives new life to iconic artwork seen alongside personal photos from the artist’s private collection. It was completely by chance that I stumbled across Nan Goldin’s photography slide-show installation at the Louvre, which is part of Patrice Chéreau’s (the Louvre’s 2010 guest of honour) theme of ‘Faces and Bodies’. Nestled in one corner of the museum entrance, a huge display of photographs leading to a sm...