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GLENN LIGON: UNBECOMING
(LIGON, GLENN). Tannenbaum, Judith, Richard Meyer, Thelma Golden, Glenn Ligon & Byron Kim. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history and bibliography. This is the elegantly designed and illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 1998 Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia survey exhibition of work by Glenn Ligon. The first major Museum retrospective for the noted African-American contemporary artist, it features over two dozen culturally-charged, primarily text-based pieces executed between 1988 and 1997, essays by Richard Meyer and Thelma Golden, and an transcribed interview between Ligon and Byron Kim A brand new, most handsome example. 0-88454-086-3 Inventory Number: 024779