The Now Evening Auction
The Now Evening Auction
Glenn Ligon
Malcolm X (version 1) #1
Auction Closed
May 18, 10:53 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Glenn Ligon
b. 1960
Malcolm X (version 1) #1
signed, titled and dated 2000 (on the reverse)
vinyl-based paint, silkscreen and gesso on canvas
96 by 72 in.
243.8 by 182.9 cm.
Executed in 2000.
D'Amelio Terras Gallery, New York
Cartin Collection, Harford, Connecticut (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, New York
Christie's, New York, 8 May 2016, lot 34A
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Cartin Collection, Harford, Connecticut (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, New York
Christie's, New York, 8 May 2016, lot 34A
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exh. Cat., Toronto, The Power Plant (and traveling), Glenn Ligon: Some Changes, 2005 - 2007, illustrated in color (on the cover)
Holland Cotter, "Messages That Conduct an Electric Charge," The New York Times, 10 March 2011, illustrated in color (installed in New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2011)
Rachel Wetzler, "The Limits of Text and Image: Glenn Ligon at the Whitney," Hyperallergic, 3 May 2011, illustrated in color (online)
Marybeth Sollins, ed., "Glenn Ligon” Art:21, vol. VI, New York, 2012, p. 139, illustrated in color
Liane Hansen, "Glenn Ligon Reframes History In The Art Of 'America'," NPR News, 8 May 2011, illustrated in color (online)
Keith Campbell, "Art Review: Race and Sex, Glenn Ligon at Modern of Fort Worth," Dallas News, 17 February 2012, illustrated in color (online)
Victoria Valentine, "Assassinated 50 Years Ago Malcolm X's Powerful Image and Message Still Resonate," Culture Type, 21 February 2015, illustrated in color (online)
Chuck Huru, ed., "Glenn Ligon," Auburn Avenue, Spring/Summer 2017, illustrated in color (online)
Holland Cotter, "Messages That Conduct an Electric Charge," The New York Times, 10 March 2011, illustrated in color (installed in New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2011)
Rachel Wetzler, "The Limits of Text and Image: Glenn Ligon at the Whitney," Hyperallergic, 3 May 2011, illustrated in color (online)
Marybeth Sollins, ed., "Glenn Ligon” Art:21, vol. VI, New York, 2012, p. 139, illustrated in color
Liane Hansen, "Glenn Ligon Reframes History In The Art Of 'America'," NPR News, 8 May 2011, illustrated in color (online)
Keith Campbell, "Art Review: Race and Sex, Glenn Ligon at Modern of Fort Worth," Dallas News, 17 February 2012, illustrated in color (online)
Victoria Valentine, "Assassinated 50 Years Ago Malcolm X's Powerful Image and Message Still Resonate," Culture Type, 21 February 2015, illustrated in color (online)
Chuck Huru, ed., "Glenn Ligon," Auburn Avenue, Spring/Summer 2017, illustrated in color (online)
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Coloring: New Work by Glenn Ligon, October 2000 - March 2001, no. 13, p. 7, illustrated in color (in installation) and p. 8, illustrated in color
New York, D’Amelio Terras, Glenn Ligon: Colored, May - June 2001, illustrated in color (on the poster for the exhibition)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Glenn Ligon: AMERICA, March 2011 - May 2012, pl. 56, pp. 196-197, illustrated in color and p. 246, illustrated in color (installed in Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 2000)
New York, D’Amelio Terras, Glenn Ligon: Colored, May - June 2001, illustrated in color (on the poster for the exhibition)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Glenn Ligon: AMERICA, March 2011 - May 2012, pl. 56, pp. 196-197, illustrated in color and p. 246, illustrated in color (installed in Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 2000)