Glenn Ligon: Distinguishing Piss from Rain; Writings and Interviews

This long-awaited and essential publication collects three decades of writings and interviews by Glenn Ligon, whose work has been delivering an incisive examination of race, history, sexuality, and culture in America since his emergence as an artist in the late 1980s. Throughout the publication’s sixteen essays, Ligon combines razor-sharp insight with anecdotal and biographical details, providing the fullest picture yet of the artist and his ongoing evaluation of the art and politics of our time. Complementing these texts are illuminating interviews with Helga Davis, Thelma Golden, Byron Kim, Hamza Walker, and others, as well as a foreword by Thomas (T.) Jean Lax and an afterword by the artist.

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

Softcover, 344 pages

Introduction by Thomas (T.) Jean Lax. Text by and interviews with Glenn Ligon. Edited by James Hoff.

Dimensions: 16.5 cm x 24.1 cm