Role of an Artist

One role of artists is making records of people, places, or events in a certain time. This print, entitled Jo-jo at Home, New York City, by Nan Goldin, represents one of the ways that artists achieve this. Goldin photographs her subjects in environments that they frequent, from bars to shops to their homes. The above photo shows a man, Jo-jo. By photographing in this way, Goldin is making records of a person and a place, showing a section of that person's life.