Glenn Ligon Movies
- 2021

Black Art: In the Absence of Light
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An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976...
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- 2020

Aggie
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An exploration of the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund who sold Roy...
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- 2025

Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty
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Visual artist Marilyn Minter has been a major creative voice since the 1970s. Despite her undeniable talent, her provocative style—often...
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- 2019

America
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A cinematic omnibus rooted in New Orleans, challenging the idea of black cinema as a "wave" or "movement in time," proposing instead a continuous...
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- 2023

Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben
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The extraordinary work of the American artist Philip Guston is a milestone in modern painting. Guston is one of the most discussed painters of his...
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- 2008

The Death of Tom
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For this project Ligon originally intended to re-create the last scene of a 1903 silent film adaptation of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin from...
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