This exhibition brings together works on paper by Glenn Ligon, which explore how constructions of blackness in the United States infuse popular culture, literature and history.

The artworks engage the entangled histories of race, literature, and culture, with a broad range of references from slave narratives to children’s coloring books. Together, they poignantly articulate the role of language and popular culture in the structuring of the self—and society—in both the past and present.

All works in this exhibition are editions from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.

Featured Artwork: Glenn Ligon, Warm Broad Glow (reversed), 2007, Photogravure aquatint on Somerset paper, S. 24.5 x 35.5 inches (62.2 x 90.2 cm) I. 16 x 26.5 inches (40.6 x 67.3 cm), Edition of 35 with 10 APs; © Glenn Ligon; Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, New York, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Thomas Dane Gallery, London, and Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris.

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Jordan Schnitzer is a renowned art collector who started collecting contemporary art at age 14. With a collection that exceeds 20,000 works and includes many of today’s leading contemporary artists, it has grown to be one of the country’s largest and finest private collections—particularly famous for its expansive collection of prints and multiples. His foundation, the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, generously lends works to qualified institutions and has organized more than 160 exhibitions of art from his collections, which have been exhibited in over 120 museums. To learn more about the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, please visit: jordanschnitzer.org.

“Waking up each day without art around me would be like waking up without the sun. When you live with art around you, your mind and soul are filled with the beauty of life and the creativity of the human spirit.” - Jordan Schnitzer