Untitled

Untitled

Glenn Ligon

1998

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows two black-and-white headshots side by side. The person on the left faces away, showing only the back of their head. The person on the right faces forward, but their features are blurred or smudged, making them hard to recognize. The faces are outlined in thick black ink, and the background looks like it’s filled with tiny specks of coal dust. This gives the whole piece a rough, grainy texture. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next.

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