Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon • 1992 • Whitney Museum of American Art
- Author
- Glenn Ligon
- First published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Subjects
- Exhibitions · Self-portraits
- ISBN
- 9782913893146
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Published in 1992 by the Whitney Museum of American Art, this monograph serves as a foundational catalog for Glenn Ligon's early career and his pivotal involvement in the 1993 Whitney Biennial. The book documents Ligon's critical examination of identity, race, and language, specifically focusing on his text-based paintings that utilize quotations from literary figures like James Baldwin and Zora Neale Hurston to explore the complexities of the African American experience.
The publication reflects the aesthetic and thematic rigor that brought Ligon to prominence within the contemporary art world during the early 1990s. By compiling his visual work with scholarly commentary, the volume captures the artist's attempt to bridge the gap between historical literature and modern artistic expression, ultimately solidifying his position as a leading voice in conceptual art and helping to define the discourse around representation that dominated the Whitney's program at that time.
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