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Glenn Ligon: A People on the Cover

By (author) Glenn Ligon

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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 April-14 June 2015) and Tate Liverpool (30 June-18 October 2015).

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Normally shipped | Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Publisher | Ridinghouse
Published date | 1 Mar 2015
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 144
Dimensions | 241 x 171 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-9099-3206-7
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BISAC | art / subjects & themes / general


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