Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon (born 1960) is an American painter, artist and draftsperson.
Glenn Ligon in brief
- Born
- 1960
- Known for
- painter, artist, draftsperson, printmaker and filmmaker
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
Overview
Born at The Bronx in 1960.
In detail
Glenn Ligon studied at Wesleyan University.
The field of work recorded is conceptual art. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are intertextuality, appropriation, installation art and conceptual art. The authority associates the name with conceptual art and Black Atlantic.
Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Work by Glenn Ligon is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
Sources
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- 1.
“Glenn Ligon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q5568956: Glenn Ligon
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