Glenn Ligon

Untitled
1985

A mixed media artwork featuring abstract brushstrokes in black, white, and earth tones with a silhouetted figure at the top. Overlaid text in a handwritten style reads, "I don't really know why it happened. I mean, it was a fluke. Yes, that's it. It just happened. Trust me. It'll never happen again." The overall composition is expressive and suggests a narrative element.

A mixed media artwork featuring abstract brushstrokes in black, white, and earth tones with a silhouetted figure at the top. Overlaid text in a handwritten style reads, "I don't really know why it happened. I mean, it was a fluke. Yes, that's it. It just happened. Trust me. It'll never happen again." The overall composition is expressive and suggests a narrative element.

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Date
1985

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Oil, enamel, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 × 22 1/4in. (76.2 × 56.5 cm) Image: 30 × 22 1/4in. (76.2 × 56.5 cm)

Accession number
2012.107

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee and the Painting and Sculpture Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Glenn Ligon

API
artworks/38066

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Glenn Ligon
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