One can take a neon tube and simply paint it black on the front. So it would read as a black letter or a line, but it would also read as neon because there would be light coming from behind that black letter.
Like any artwork, things become richer if you know more about them; but I don't think that's crucial. - Glenn Ligon
Like any artwork, things become richer if you know more about them; but I don't think that's crucial.
- Glenn Ligon
My job is not to produce answers. My job is to produce good questions. - Glenn Ligon
My job is not to produce answers. My job is to produce good questions.
One can take a neon tube and simply paint it black on the front. So it would read as a black letter or a line, but it would also read as neon because… - Glenn Ligon
One can take a neon tube and simply paint it black on the front. So it would read as a black letter or a line, but it would also read as neon because…
There's a kind of slowness and inefficiency about rendering text in paint. We're in a world that's very fast, so things that slow you for a minute-gi… - Glenn Ligon
There's a kind of slowness and inefficiency about rendering text in paint. We're in a world that's very fast, so things that slow you for a minute-gi…
I think there's an interest right now in the performance aspect of artworks, instead of just hanging things on walls. We're in a moment when a lot of… - Glenn Ligon
I think there's an interest right now in the performance aspect of artworks, instead of just hanging things on walls. We're in a moment when a lot of…
I love Thelonious Monk's song "Just a Gigolo." It's probably a minor song for him, but whenever I hear a recording of him playing it, I'm mesmerized,… - Glenn Ligon
I love Thelonious Monk's song "Just a Gigolo." It's probably a minor song for him, but whenever I hear a recording of him playing it, I'm mesmerized,…
Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at. - Glenn Ligon
Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at.
I graduated from Wesleyan University with a b.a. in art. I was really headed toward an architecture degree, but when I did the requirements for the m… - Glenn Ligon
I graduated from Wesleyan University with a b.a. in art. I was really headed toward an architecture degree, but when I did the requirements for the m…
I said to myself, "If the government thinks I'm an artist, I must be one." - Glenn Ligon
I said to myself, "If the government thinks I'm an artist, I must be one."
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