America (neon sculpture)
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America (neon sculpture) is a conceptual neon artwork by Glenn Ligon that interrogates race, identity, and the American experience through the glowing, often inverted word “America.”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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conceptual art ⓘ neon sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
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light art ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black conceptual art
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critical discourse on American identity ⓘ text-based contemporary art ⓘ |
| color |
sometimes colored neon
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white light ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Glenn Ligon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | the word "America" ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn |
contemporary art exhibitions in the United States
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museum exhibitions on race and identity ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasPart | glowing word "America" ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
conceptual
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critique of national identity ⓘ often displayed inverted ⓘ politically engaged ⓘ text-based ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf | various contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
African American experience
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American social and political history ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to foreground racialized experience in the United States
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to prompt reflection on the meaning of "America" ⓘ to question national myths ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
identity
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race ⓘ the American experience ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
electrical components
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neon ⓘ tubing ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
glowing outline of letters
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use of commercial signage aesthetics ⓘ word may appear reversed ⓘ word may appear upside down ⓘ |
| partOf | Glenn Ligon's body of work on text and identity ⓘ |
| theme |
contradictions of American ideals
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history of African Americans ⓘ language and power ⓘ racial politics in the United States ⓘ visibility and legibility of Black experience ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
inversion of text
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play with illumination and darkness ⓘ repetition of a single word ⓘ |
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