Glenn Ligon: A People on the Cover by Glenn Ligon

Glenn Ligon: A People on the Cover by Glenn Ligon

In this artist project, Glenn Ligon traces the representation of black people in the United States on book covers, 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, Toni Morrison - to explore a rich and complex set of histories and representations.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.To introduce the book, a text by Ligon recounts the foundational role of reading to his life and work throughout his 30-year career.

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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ISBN 13	9781909932067
ISBN 10	190993206X
Title	Glenn Ligon: A People on the Cover
Author	Glenn Ligon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ridinghouse
Year published	2015-03-01
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.