Artist
Glenn Ligon
American, b. 1960
Glenn Ligon is an American Conceptual Art artist. 13 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Glenn Ligon was born in The Bronx.
Glenn Ligon (born 1960, pronounced Lie-gōne) is an American conceptual artist whose work explores race, language, desire, sexuality, and identity. Based in New York City, Ligon's work often draws on 20th century literature and speech of 20th century cultural figures such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Gertrude Stein, Jean Genet, and Richard Pryor. He is noted as one of the originators of the term Post-Blackness.
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