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Glenn Ligon's thought-provoking art

Using a range of media to tackle the legacy of racism in America head-on, Glenn Ligon's work makes the viewer pose real questions that are not always easily answered.
two black and white photos of people in the shadows
Glenn Ligon
African Artists
Black Moon
Third World
Chapter One
African American Art
A Poem
10 Anniversary
10th Anniversary
Glenn Ligon - Works | Thomas Dane Gallery
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i am a man written on a piece of paper with lots of writing around it
Glenn Ligon
Nottingham Contemporary
Guided Art
Exhibition Art
Wallpaper Magazine
Malcolm X
Text Art
Conceptual Art
Nottingham
Encounters and Collisions: Glenn Ligon looks back on history in his latest, exploratory exhibition
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an image of a man with glasses on it's face in black and green
Glenn Ligon
Jasper Johns
Drawing Studies
Dream Book
Art Wallpaper Iphone
Land Art
Fryer Recipes
Conceptual Art
Modern Painting
Works on Paper — GLENN LIGON
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a black and white photo of an abstract painting
Glenn Ligon
Drawing Series
Century Painting
Sculpture Installation
Exhibitions
The Twenties
City Photo
19th Century
Interview
18 Abril 2011 post: Glenn Ligon, Selected Works & Interview
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a drawing of a man with glasses and red nose ring on it's lips
Glenn Ligon
Nottingham Contemporary
Ralph Ellison
Eric Garner
Malcolm X
New York Art
Jackson Pollock
Magic Words
The White House
He's Barack Obama's favourite artist. But is Britain ready for Glenn Ligon?
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two hands with wires attached to them in front of a white wall and wooden floor
Glenn Ligon
Kehinde Wiley
Walker Art Center
Whitney Museum
Museum Of Contemporary Art
Third World
Art Institute Of Chicago
A Poem
African American Art
Neons
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a piece of paper that has some type of writing on it, with the words written in
Glenn Ligon
Moma Design
Olafur Eliasson
Van Gogh Sunflowers
Invisible Man
Award Winning Books
Shop Art Prints
Yesterday And Today
Modern Poster
Glenn Ligon: Untitled (I am an invisible man) Poster
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a blue and white painting with a black object in the foreground, against a white wall
Glenn Ligon
Im Blue
Ellsworth Kelly
Tadao Ando
Flagstaff
Wall Sculpture
Wall Sculptures
Aluminum Wall
Art World
Ellsworth Kelly Inspires Glenn Ligon's Blue Black Exhibition - Interior Design
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a sculpture made out of straw with a blue hat on top
Simone Leigh
Glenn Ligon
Black Identity
Beginner Art
Wedding Sherwani
Favorite Artist
Contemporary Sculpture
American Culture
Land Art
The Many Shades of Glenn Ligon’s Blue Black
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an image of a drawing on paper with words and symbols in the background that say soul
Glenn Ligon
Gesso On Canvas
History Painting
African Artists
Whitney Museum
Black Artists
Conceptual Art
Museum Of Modern Art
Movie Art
Glenn Ligon: AMERICA
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a man wearing glasses standing in front of a wall with paintings on it and smiling at the camera
Adrian Piper
Glenn Ligon
Blue Ombre Hair
T Magazine
Blue Ombre
Ombre Hair
Ny Times
Self Portrait
Picture Book
Video: My Favorite Artwork | Glenn Ligon
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an image of children playing with a kite
Glenn Ligon
Gesso On Canvas
Black Moon
Chapter One
Third World
A Poem
Art Ink
Artsy Fartsy
Museum Art
Glenn Ligon - Works | Thomas Dane Gallery
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a group of people holding their hands up in the air with red paint on them
Glenn Ligon
Rodney King
Emmett Till
Red Hands
St Joseph Catholic
Jackson State University
T Craft
Century Painting
Hand Symbols
Glenn Ligon - What We Said The Last Time - Exhibitions
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an empty room with wooden floors and paintings on the wall
Glenn Ligon
Black Identity
American Culture
Land Art
Blue Black
Shades
Blue
Black
Art
The Many Shades of Glenn Ligon’s Blue Black
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an old black and white photo with the words how to feel to die below it
Glenn Ligon
Hannibal Buress
Poema Visual
Abbi Jacobson
Activism Art
Tavi Gevinson
Writing On The Wall
Giant Canvas
Art Terms
Glenn Ligon. Untitled (How It Feels to Be Colored Me). 1991 | MoMA
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an abstract drawing with black and white lines
Glenn Ligon
Tate Liverpool
Chris Ofili
Nottingham Contemporary
Jasper Johns
Willem De Kooning
Wallpaper Magazine
Malcolm X
Land Art
Encounters and Collisions: Glenn Ligon looks back on history in his latest, exploratory exhibition
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a close up of a person wearing a black shirt and looking off to the side
Quotes On Canvas
Glenn Ligon
Interview Magazine
Conceptual Artist
African Artists
Easy Reading
Canvas Quotes
Profile Pics
Black Artists
Glenn Ligon - Interview Magazine
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a drawing of a person wearing a graduation cap and gown with red, purple, and blue scribbles
Glenn Ligon
Modern And Contemporary Art
Design Grafico
Abstract Drawings
Modern Artists
African American Art
Art Ink
Conceptual Art
Modern Painting
Coloring Book
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a bald man with glasses looking off to the side in front of a white wall
Glenn Ligon
Brooklyn Style
Jasper Johns
Conceptual Artist
African Artists
Whitney Museum
Ethnic Art
Art Story
Artwork Display
The Inside Story on Outsiderness (Published 2011)
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two people looking at paintings on display in an art gallery
Glenn Ligon
Electric Charge
Whitney Museum
Ny Times
American Art
The New York Times
New York Times
Art Work
Modern Art
Messages That Conduct an Electric Charge (Published 2011)
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the word america written in neon lights on a white wall
GIF
Glenn Ligon
The Broad Museum
Paint A Picture
Beginner Art
Charles Dickens
Art World
Mixed Media
Neon Signs
Neon
Why did Glenn Ligon create his Double America neon work?
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a black and white photo of a man with glasses on his face, in halftone
Glenn Ligon
Ben Day Dots
Self Portrait Art
Harvard Art Museum
Jasper Johns
Art Museums
Whitney Museum
Stevie Wonder
Land Art
Self-Portrait at Eleven Years Old | Harvard Art Museums
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a living room filled with furniture and a fire place under a neon sign above the fireplace
Glenn Ligon
Queer Art
Word Play
Text Art
Global Art
The Shadow
Art Market
Room Ideas
Sustainability
I Sell the Shadow to Sustain the Substance by GlennLigon
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a man in white gloves painting on a wall with black and white words behind him
Glenn Ligon
Ralph Ellison
Mass Communication
Personal History
American Literature
Letter Stencils
Civil Rights Movement
Crash Course
Nonprofit Organization
Failing Productively: A Crash Course - Art21 Magazine
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an article in a magazine with pictures of women's hair and the words source material
Glenn Ligon
Poem Poster
Activism Art
Black Literature
Sketchbook Layout
African American Literature
Artist Residency
High School Kids
Walker Art Center
Source Material: Glenn Ligon on the Residency that Inspired his Coloring Series
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