Three Americans in Vienna: Model - Arbus - Goldin

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Three great American photographers, Lisette Model, Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin whose images radically expanded contemporary perspectives on society, are the theme of an exhibition at the Galerie Westlicht.

Nan and Brian in bed, New York City 1983 / Picture: © Westlicht / Nan Goldin

Over three generations, they formulated the dialogue between photographer and subject anew, each in her own way, combining documentary and subjective elements.

Their personal view of humanity and its disparate realities of life, their approach to the existential, and their use of photography as a medium went hand in hand with their critique of existing norms, vigorously…