Sisters, Saints and Sibyls

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Nan Goldin's deeply personal exploration of female trauma and resistance

Sisters, Saints and Sibyls is a tribute ‘to all rebellious women struggling to survive in society.’ Focusing on the tragic life of her sister, Barbara, Nan Goldin weaves together a tapestry out of medical records, family photographs and mythical allusions to Saint Barbara to compose a haunting meditation on the mistreatment of female mental health in the twentieth century. Barbara’s story is intertwined with Goldin’s own descent into, and emergence from, addiction, shining a brutal light on the realities of trauma, abuse and mental illness.
Extent: 144 pp
Format: Hardback
Illustrations: 150
Publication date: 2026-03-12
Size: 20.0 x 15.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500031049
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Press Reviews

The people in [Nan Goldin’s] pictures are from her own artsy, druggy, demimonde circle. Her images speak to us because they are raw and they do not pull their punches. They are searing and memorable. We are given the full picture—the ups and downs, the happiness and heartache, the splendor and misery—of her life, and we identify with her as we share her joy and her pain.… What does Goldin have to say? Plenty, and it won’t leave you indifferent. In fact, it will probably do to you what it did to me, provoking a deep, personal, and emotional reaction
Hans Hickerson, PhotoBook Journal




About the Author

Nan Goldin (b. 1953) is a renowned American photographer known for her intimate, diaristic images that explore love, identity, addiction and the LGBTQ+ community. Goldin has exhibited widely, with key shows at MoMA, Gagosian and Moderna Museet. Previous publications include The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986) and The Devil’s Playground (2003).

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