The definitive monograph on celebrated conceptual artist Glenn Ligon, one of today’s most important artists and thinkers. Created in close collaboration with the artist, this richly illustrated Contemporary Artists Series monograph offers an in-depth look at Glenn Ligon’s influential practice across painting, neon, photography, print, installation and video. Ligon’s work examines language, history, race, sexuality and identity, while drawing powerful connections between contemporary art, modernism and American cultural memory. Glenn Ligon brings together critical essays and conversations by leading voices including Hilton Als, Thelma Golden, Gregg Bordowitz and Horace D. Ballard. Featuring previously unpublished writings by the artist himself, the book traces Ligon’s use of text as both image and argument, from his celebrated word paintings to his luminous neon works and conceptually rigorous installations. An essential volume for anyone interested in contemporary art, conceptual art, African-American cultural history and the power of language in visual culture.