Glenn Ligon
American conceptual artist (born 1960)
66 years oldUnited States
Biography
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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Career highlights
Genres
- intertextuality
- appropriation
- installation art
- conceptual art
- video art
Awards & honours (1)
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Quick answers about Glenn Ligon
- How old is Glenn Ligon?
- Glenn Ligon is 66 years old (born 1960).
- Where was Glenn Ligon born?
- Glenn Ligon was born in The Bronx.
- What is Glenn Ligon's nationality?
- Glenn Ligon is a citizen of United States.
- What does Glenn Ligon do?
- Glenn Ligon is known as painter, visual artist, draftsperson, conceptual artist.
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