Ligon Glenn Orange County Museum Of Art Uc Irvine Langson Selected artwork — installation — lest we forget, 1998 artwork exhibitions publications press about. When approaching new work by ligon in 1998, it behooves us to uncover those aspects of his practice that have remained unchanged over his decade of production.
Lest We Forget 1998 Glenn Ligon We all can recall examples of literature, film, and music that are rife with expressions of physical desire, but how do contemporary visual artists portray it, and all its attendant psychological states – anticipation, arousal, longing, regret, and so on?. Glenn ligon untitled, 2019 lest we forget, 1998 skin tight, 1995 untitled (to disembark), 1993. The work documented here, lest we forget (1998), is a rarely exhibited, somewhat ephemeral addition to his oeuvre. ligon conceived the series during a two month residency at artpace san. In ligon's stranger series, he pursues a career long exploration of paintings based on james baldwin's 1953 essay stranger in the village. this series began in 1996 with selected excepts rendered in ligon's stenciling technique that gradually reduces the legibility of the text on the canvas.
Lest We Forget 1998 Glenn Ligon The work documented here, lest we forget (1998), is a rarely exhibited, somewhat ephemeral addition to his oeuvre. ligon conceived the series during a two month residency at artpace san. In ligon's stranger series, he pursues a career long exploration of paintings based on james baldwin's 1953 essay stranger in the village. this series began in 1996 with selected excepts rendered in ligon's stenciling technique that gradually reduces the legibility of the text on the canvas. Welcome to archival highlights–an ongoing series featuring exhibitions and programs from ica’s 58 year history, starting with a look back on glenn ligon’s 1998 exhibition, unbecoming, curated by judith tannenbaum. Untitled. 1998. ink and coal dust on paper. 6 1 2 x 10 1 4" (16.5 x 26 cm). gift of gwen and peter norton. 1132.2011. © 2026 glenn ligon. drawings & prints. This piece is a summary heuristic of an article called, history with a small "h": a conversation with glenn ligon. ligon is an artist who created a piece called lest we forget a series. Ligon has garnered widespread critical acclaim for his work, including mounting solo exhibitions at the san francisco museum of modern art, the studio museum in harlem, and the st. louis art museum, among others. he lives and works in new york, ny.
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