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One of my assistants, a British man, says I should find a platform for [cosmetic industry]. Meanwhile I wear make-up.

Nan Goldin

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Nan Goldin
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 12
Photographer
Printmaker
Washington
District of Columbia
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