Glenn Ligon 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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Works in Collection
34 works
Boy on Tire, Letter C, Zululand, Letter M #4
Glenn Ligon
2001
Boys with Basketball, Harriet Tubman, Salimu, Letter B #3
Glenn Ligon
2001
Extract
Glenn Ligon
2021
Figure
Glenn Ligon
2001
Graduating Girl (Version 2) #1
Glenn Ligon
2000
Parkett no. 30
Sigmar Polke
1991
Runaways
Glenn Ligon
1993
Self-Portrait at Eleven Years Old
Glenn Ligon
2004
Study for 'White' series
Glenn Ligon
1996
Study for Black Like Me #2
Glenn Ligon
1992
Study for Frankenstein #1
Glenn Ligon
1992
The Death of Tom
Glenn Ligon
2008
Untitled
Glenn Ligon
1998
Untitled (Four Etchings)
Glenn Ligon
1992
Untitled (How It Feels to Be Colored Me)
Glenn Ligon
1991
Untitled (I Remember the Very Day That I Became Colored)
Glenn Ligon
1990
Untitled (I am an invisible man)
Glenn Ligon
1991
Untitled (Stranger in the Village/Crowd #1)
Glenn Ligon
2000
Untitled (Stranger in the Village/Crowd #2)
Glenn Ligon
2000
Untitled (Stranger in the Village/Hands #1)
Glenn Ligon
2000
Untitled (There is a consciousness we all have...)
Glenn Ligon
1988
![Untitled (Well, I am one who doesn't believe in deluding myself. [Malcolm X])](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjEyODYxMyJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=d7c6ccca8dab30de)
Untitled (Well, I am one who doesn't believe in deluding ...
Glenn Ligon
1989
Untitled from Runaways
Glenn Ligon
1993
Untitled from Runaways
Glenn Ligon
1993