Glenn Ligon

Community Pages
1995

This image features a collage resembling a newspaper layout with various articles, advertisements, and images. The left section includes a black and white photo of a woman with a quote about communication, an ad encouraging recycling, and a nostalgic ad suggesting to call loved ones. The center section has a larger article with a black and white image of a child, discussing the concept of "socialize" in the digital age. The right section contains a column titled "COMMUNITY PAGES" with a red vertical stripe and a small photo of a woman. Below, there's an ad for "Messiah Beepers" with a religious theme and another ad with a vintage portrait of a woman. The overall theme seems to reflect on communication technology and its impact on society.
This image features a collage resembling a newspaper layout with various articles, advertisements, and images. The left section includes a black and white photo of a woman with a quote about communication, an ad encouraging recycling, and a nostalgic ad suggesting to call loved ones. The center section has a larger article with a black and white image of a child, discussing the concept of "socialize" in the digital age. The right section contains a column titled "COMMUNITY PAGES" with a red vertical stripe and a small photo of a woman. Below, there's an ad for "Messiah Beepers" with a religious theme and another ad with a vintage portrait of a woman. The overall theme seems to reflect on communication technology and its impact on society.

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Date
1995

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photoetching with chine-collé and stencil

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/16 × 20 7/8in. (39.2 × 53 cm) Image: 10 7/8 × 17 3/16in. (27.6 × 43.7 cm)

Accession number
96.143

Edition
2/3

Publication
Printed by Burnet Editions; published by Whitney Museum of American Art

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and Cartier, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Glenn Ligon
Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles

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Glenn Ligon
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