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Glenn Ligon: A People on the Cover

English

By (author): Glenn Ligon

In this artist book, celebrated American Conceptual artist Glenn Ligon traces the representation of Black people on book covers in the United States, highlighting the deliberate use of typography, photography and graphics.

Best known for appropriating imagery and text from popular culture, Ligon has selected over 50 book covers by both lesser-known and seminal authors, such as James Baldwin, Norman Mailer and Toni Morrison to explore a rich and complex set of histories and representations.

To introduce the book, an essay by Ligon identifies one of the foundation stones of his life and work: the act of reading. Spanning the twentieth century and grouped thematically, the covers reveal correspondences between the past and the present, as well as links between the social and visual constructs of race, beauty and the body.

Published to coincide with the exhibition Glenn Ligon: Encounters and Collisions, both co-curated and featuring works by the artist, held at Nottingham Contemporary (4 April14 June 2015) and Tate Liverpool (30 June18 October 2015).

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 171 x 241mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Mar 2015
  • Publisher: Ridinghouse
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781909932067

About Glenn Ligon

Glenn Ligon is a Conceptual artist living and working in New York City. His work has been exhibited internationally including at the Venice Biennale (1997 and 2015) and in 2021 he was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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