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Selected Works379

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Previous Sales 119

Christie's
Untitled (I Feel Most Colored When I Am Thrown Against a Sharp White Background)
Untitled (I Feel Most Colored When I Am Thrown Against a Sharp White Background), 1990
$2,833,000
May 2025
Christie's
Debris Field #5
Debris Field #5, 2018
£214,200 ($283k USD)
Jun 2024
Christie's
Debris Field (Red) #1
Debris Field (Red) #1, 2018
$352,800
May 2024
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Study for Negro Sunshine #102
Study for Negro Sunshine #102, 2012
$22,000
Feb 2024
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Study for Negro Sunshine (Red) #40
Study for Negro Sunshine (Red) #40, 2020
£26,000 ($44k USD)
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
Stranger #64
Stranger #64, 2012
Unknown
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled (I Lost My Voice I Found My Voice)
Untitled (I Lost My Voice I Found My Voice), 1991
$3,177,000
Nov 2023
Sotheby's
Stranger #71
Stranger #71, 2013
Unknown
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Malcolm X (version 1) #1
Malcolm X (version 1) #1, 2000
$1,016,000
May 2023
Christie's
Figure #44
Figure #44, 2010
Bought In
May 2023
Christie's
Stranger Drawing #4
Stranger Drawing #4, 2004
Bought In
Nov 2022
Christie's
Stranger #57
Stranger #57, 2012
$1,560,000
May 2022
Sotheby's
Self-Portrait at Nine Years Old
Self-Portrait at Nine Years Old
Unknown
Sep 2021
Christie's
Study for Negro Sunshine II #4 1
Study for Negro Sunshine II #4 1, 2011
£16,250 ($21k USD)
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Stranger #37
Stranger #37
$3,408,000
Dec 2020
Sotheby's
Figure #90
Figure #90
Unknown
Nov 2020
Christie's
Untitled (They are the ink...)
Untitled (They are the ink...), 1992
$100,000
Nov 2019
Christie's
(miserable) life #8
(miserable) life #8, 2008
£22,500 ($30k USD)
Oct 2019
Christie's
Mirror II Drawing #18
Mirror II Drawing #18, 2010
$58,750
Nov 2018
Christie's
Mirror II Drawing #2
Mirror II Drawing #2, 2010
£75,000 ($99k USD)
Oct 2018
Christie's
Figure #52
Figure #52, 2010
$564,500
May 2018
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1993
$200,000
May 2018
Christie's
Untitled (I remember the very day...)
Untitled (I remember the very day...), 1992
$137,500
Nov 2017
Christie's
Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, Boy with Bubbles (version 1) #2
Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, Boy with Bubbles (version 1) #2, 2001
$43,750
Sep 2017
Christie's
No Room (Gold) #29
No Room (Gold) #29, 2007
$235,500
Nov 2016
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$5.0K – $4.0M
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$701K
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$165K
66 priced paintings lots
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Feb 2026 · $41.0K
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Paintings: $165K medianWorks on paper: $29.0K medianSculpture/objects: $472K medianPhotographs: $158K medianEditioned prints: $4.0K medianUnclassified lots: $48.3K medianPosters/ephemera: $2.0K median
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Galleries1

#3 Hauser & Wirth
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Podcast Interviews4

podcasts The Art World: What If...?! with Glenn Ligon The Art World: What If...?! · Sep 4, 2025
Glenn Ligon makes art that asks us to look again. An artist, writer, and curator, his practice moves between the studio and the gallery, the page and the public sphere, spanning painting, neon, print, installation, and b…
 podcasts A brush with... Glenn Ligon A brush with... · Aug 18, 2021
An in-depth interview on the artist's big influences, from Stevie Wonder to Charles Dickens
 podcasts Glenn Ligon - Season 9 - Episode 11 Talk Art · May 6, 2021
Russell & Robert speak to leading artist Glenn Ligon from his studio in New York. We discuss the New Museum's current exhibition “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America,” and his collaboration with the late cur…
 podcasts No. 299: Glenn Ligon, Florine Stettheimer The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Jul 27, 2017
Episode No. 299 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Glenn Ligon and curator Stephen Brown. Ligon is the curator of “Blue Black” at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis. Informed by the Pulitzer’s Ellswor…
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Education1

Wesleyan University
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Publications7

Monograph 1

Glenn Ligon
Yale University Press · 2011

Exhibition Catalog 3

Vija Celmins Author
Hatje Cantz · 2025
I've Seen the Wall: Louis Armstrong auf Tour in der DDR 1965
Hatje Cantz · 2023
Grief and Grievance Author
Phaidon Press · 2021

Group Catalog 2

Meaning Matter Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection
Phaidon Press · 2024
How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness
MIT Press · 2010

Survey 1

Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art
Phaidon Press
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New East Austin art gallery honors its historically Black neighborhood
A new contemporary art space called Ostillo Art Foundation is opening on September 19 in Austin's historically Black Rosewood neighborhood. Located at…
exhibitionsJun 10, 2026
Betye Saar, Chris Rock, and Tinashe Lit Up MoMA’s 2026 Party in the Garden
On Tuesday night, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held its annual Party in the Garden benefit, honoring artists Betye Saar and Martin Puryear alongsid…
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Uncategorized – greg.org
This article provides a critical commentary on several disparate intersections of art, media, and accessibility. It begins by critiquing the Gagosian …
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The Black Arts Council Benefit 2026 | MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced the 2026 Black Arts Council Benefit, titled "A Night Out with Friends," scheduled for April 9, 2026. The…
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Gala Season! Shaggy and Jewel Hit the Whitney, Henry Taylor and Pharrell Toast Gordon Parks, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip
Artnet News' gossip column "Wet Paint" reports on the Whitney Museum's 2026 annual gala, a major fundraising event. The author describes the scene: do…
newsMay 26, 2026
Get a taste of the beautiful game through art at exhibits across LA
The article highlights several art exhibitions and installations across Los Angeles that celebrate soccer and sports culture in anticipation of the Wo…
exhibitionsMay 26, 2026
Brand X Editions workshop celebrated at Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) will present "X Marks the Spot: Contemporary Screenprinting at Brand X Editions," an exhibition exploring the expressiv…
exhibitionsMay 24, 2026
Postcard from North Carolina
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with the exhibition "Everything Now All at Once," on view from Au…
exhibitionsMay 24, 2026
New residency in upstate New York will give Indigenous artists access to neon fabrication studio
Lite Brite Neon Studio in Kingston, New York, has partnered with the Walker Youngbird Foundation to launch Native Neon, a residency program providing …
newsMay 21, 2026
Fairfield University Art Museum invites readers to private tour
Fairfield University Art Museum is offering an exclusive private tour to readers, as reported by the Westport Journal. The event provides a behind-the…
localMay 21, 2026
The Whitney Museum Raised $6.3 Million Last Night
The Whitney Museum of American Art raised $6.3 million at its annual benefit gala on Tuesday night, honoring artist Julie Mehretu, Board Chair Fern Ka…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Whitney Gala Honors Julie Mehretu, Benefactor of Museum’s ‘Free Under 25’ Initiative
The Whitney Museum of American Art hosted its annual gala, honoring artist Julie Mehretu, board chair Fern Kaye Tessler, and former director Adam D. W…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Phillips’ $115.2 Million Evening Sale Was a Testament to the Power of Pre-Planning and Priority Bidding
Phillips’ Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on May 19 achieved a white-glove result, totaling $115.2 million across 41 lots—a 122 percent increas…
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Insider’s Look at Curating a Show Inspired by the Declaration of Independence’s 250th Anniversary [Interview]
The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FVM) in Philadelphia has opened "Some American Dreams," an exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declar…
exhibitionsMay 19, 2026
‘Learning Exchange: Artists Matter’ Comes to Los Angeles
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles hosted 'Learning Exchange: Artists Matter,' a gathering focused on how artists can build …
exhibitionsMay 15, 2026
Counterpublic comes to New York ahead of its next triennial, Coyote Time
Counterpublic, a St. Louis-based non-profit that reimagines public art, is bringing its mission to New York ahead of its third triennial, titled "Coyo…
exhibitionsMay 11, 2026
Usher, Spike Lee, and Tyler Mitchell Helped Raise $3.7 Million for the Studio Museum in Harlem at a Party for the Ages
The Studio Museum in Harlem hosted a star-studded gala at the Glasshouse in Manhattan, raising $3.7 million to support its upcoming reopening. The eve…
newsMay 9, 2026
Look Inside the Art-Filled Home of New York City's Cultural Crusaders
This profile explores the Upper West Side residence of Crystal McCrary McGuire and Raymond J. McGuire, a power couple deeply embedded in New York City…
cultureMay 9, 2026
A new foundation for contemporary art has been born in Spain. Collector Gabriel Calparsoro told us about it
The Calparsoro Foundation, a new contemporary art foundation, has been launched in Spain by collector Gabriel Calparsoro. Its inaugural event was the …
newsMay 6, 2026
New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has opened a new exhibition titled "Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments," which uses the iconic Rocky Balboa s…
exhibitionsApr 24, 2026
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Past Exhibitions14

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#3 Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon. Late at night, early in the morning, at noon

Glenn Ligon

542 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 15, 2026 — Apr 11, 2026

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Fitzwilliam Museum

Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place

Glenn Ligon

Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB, UK

Jan 1, 2024

Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place 20 September 2024 to 2 March 2025

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#17 Thomas Dane Gallery

Glenn Ligon An Open Letter

Glenn Ligon

3 and 11 Duke Street St James's, London SW1Y 6BN, United Kingdom

Feb 4, 2022 — Apr 2, 2022

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Glenstone Museum

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May 6, 2021 — Mar 17, 2024

Glenn Ligon May 06, 2021 - Mar 17, 2024 The Pavilions, Passage

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Glenn Ligon: Tutto poteva, nella poesia, avere una soluzione / In poetry, a solution to everything

Glenn Ligon

Apr 24, 2018 — Jul 23, 2018

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#54 Luhring Augustine

What We Said The Last Time

Glenn Ligon

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Feb 27, 2016 — Apr 2, 2016

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#54 Luhring Augustine

We Need To Wake Up Cause That’s What Time It Is

Glenn Ligon

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Jan 16, 2016 — Apr 15, 2016

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#51 Jack Shainman Gallery

The Art of the Possible

Glenn Ligon

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 14, 2016 — Feb 20, 2016

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#54 Luhring Augustine

Glenn Ligon: Neon

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 26, 2012 — Jan 19, 2013

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#17 Thomas Dane Gallery

'Nobody' and Other Songs

Glenn Ligon

3 and 11 Duke Street St James's, London SW1Y 6BN, United Kingdom

Jan 15, 2009 — Mar 7, 2009

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Mudam

Glenn Ligon: Some Changes

Glenn Ligon

3 Park Drai Eechelen, 1499 Clausen Luxembourg

Oct 13, 2007 — Feb 18, 2008

Glenn Ligon: Some ChangesGlenn Ligon 13.10.2007 – 18.02.2008

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#180 Bill Hodges Gallery

Glenn Ligon: Unauthorized

Glenn Ligon

529 W 20th St #10E, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jun 16, 2007 — Aug 25, 2007

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#51 Jack Shainman Gallery

The Life of the Mind

Glenn Ligon

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 11, 2007 — Feb 17, 2007

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#116 Anthony Meier

Glenn Ligon

Glenn Ligon

21 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Jan 10, 2002 — Feb 14, 2002

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Art Fair Appearances3

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The Armory Show — New York
2024
Frieze New York — New York
2023
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2018
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Recent Activity20

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Glenn Ligon: I Am Somebody
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Gala Season! Shaggy and Jewel Hit the Whitney, Henry Taylor and Pharrell Toast Gordon Parks, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip
May 26, 2026
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Get a taste of the beautiful game through art at exhibits across LA
May 26, 2026
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Postcard from North Carolina
May 24, 2026
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Brand X Editions workshop celebrated at Dallas Museum of Art
May 24, 2026
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Fairfield University Art Museum invites readers to private tour
May 21, 2026
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New residency in upstate New York will give Indigenous artists access to neon fabrication studio
May 21, 2026
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The Whitney Museum Raised $6.3 Million Last Night
May 20, 2026
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Whitney Gala Honors Julie Mehretu, Benefactor of Museum’s ‘Free Under 25’ Initiative
May 20, 2026
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Phillips’ $115.2 Million Evening Sale Was a Testament to the Power of Pre-Planning and Priority Bidding
May 20, 2026
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Insider’s Look at Curating a Show Inspired by the Declaration of Independence’s 250th Anniversary [Interview]
May 19, 2026
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‘Learning Exchange: Artists Matter’ Comes to Los Angeles
May 15, 2026
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Counterpublic comes to New York ahead of its next triennial, Coyote Time
May 11, 2026
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Usher, Spike Lee, and Tyler Mitchell Helped Raise $3.7 Million for the Studio Museum in Harlem at a Party for the Ages
May 9, 2026
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Look Inside the Art-Filled Home of New York City's Cultural Crusaders
May 9, 2026
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In Spagna è nata una nuova fondazione per l’arte contemporanea. Il collezionista Gabriel Calparsoro ce l’ha raccontata
May 6, 2026
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parties printed matter 50th anniversary
Apr 24, 2026
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New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky
Apr 24, 2026
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150+ Works Celebrate Philadelphia’s Boxing Legends and Monuments in New Exhibition
Apr 23, 2026
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KAWS | Untitled (KAWS X Mocad) (2019)
Apr 23, 2026
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