Glenn Ligon: Text Based Paintings
"How it feels to be colored Me" Oil, gesso, graphite on wood
Drawing on the writings of Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Pryor, Gertrude Stein, and others, Ligon "reframes" black identity and American history.
Viewed as part of the 'Witness' exhibit at MFA-Houston
detail
"Mirror Drawing"
"Negro Sunshine"
