http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84262/glenn-ligon-untitled-1991 ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Glenn Ligon, <i>Untitled</i> (1991) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84262/glenn-ligon-untitled-1991 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84262/glenn-ligon-untitled-1991 Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Glenn Ligon, <i>Untitled</i> (1991)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Walker Art Center</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>1999</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Walker Art Center</td> </tr> </table><br/>I was interested in the idea of invention and self-invention in autobiography as it speaks to counteracting essential notions of black identity. The 'one' that I am is composed of narratives that overlap, run parallel to, and often contradict one another.--Glenn Ligon<br /> <br /> Glenn Ligon's work, which has always centered on the power of the printed word (and often on its graphic impact), uses text to question identity. In <i>Untitled,</i> which was originally used as a menu cover, Ligon screenprints words that signify colors ("black," "white," "red") to make us question our assumptions about race. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84262/glenn-ligon-untitled-1991 I was interested in the idea of invention and self-invention in autobiography as it speaks to counteracting essential notions of black identity. The 'one' that I am is composed of narratives that overlap, run parallel to, and often contradict one another.--Glenn Ligon Glenn Ligon's work, which has always centered on the power of the printed word (and often on its graphic impact), uses text to question identity. In Untitled, which was originally used as a menu cover, Ligon screenprints words that signify colors ("black," "white," "red") to make us question our assumptions about race." type="image/jpeg" />I was interested in the idea of invention and self-invention in autobiography as it speaks to counteracting essential notions of black identity. The 'one' that I am is composed of narratives that overlap, run parallel to, and often contradict one another.--Glenn Ligon Glenn Ligon's work, which has always centered on the power of the printed word (and often on its graphic impact), uses text to question identity. In Untitled, which was originally used as a menu cover, Ligon screenprints words that signify colors ("black," "white," "red") to make us question our assumptions about race." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright 1999 Walker Art CenterWalker Art Center