Glenn Ligon: ‘Language is Unstable’

Best known for his text-based paintings, celebrated American conceptual artist Glenn Ligon has created new works for his first solo exhibition in Greater China. The display includes a continuation of his Stranger paintings, a new abstract painting series titled Static, and a series of untitled drawings on Kozo paper. These works all use excerpts from James Baldwin’s landmark essay ‘Stranger in the Village’ (1953) and exemplify the artist’s radical use of text to explore the politics of culture and identity.
'Glenn Ligon' is on view at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong, from 25 March - 11 May 2024.
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[@michaelkatz715]

His work is VERY powerful.

[@OlafSager]

Glenn Ligon himself is unstable, not necessarily towards art, but certainly towards language