Glenn Ligon

Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door



Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027
Opening on Sep 30, 2026 - 6 - 8 pm
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solo show

Hauser & Wirth



901 East 3rd Street
90013 Los Angeles
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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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Glenn Ligon Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Jeff McLane
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027


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artworks in the show
 
Glenn Ligon, Malcolm X, Sun, Frederick Douglass, Boy with Bubbles (Version 3) #2, 2001 , Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Malcolm X, Sun, Frederick Douglass, Boy with Bubbles (Version 3) #2, 2001

Silkscreen ink, Flashe paint and gesso on canvas
243.8 x 182.9 cm (96 x 72 in)
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027

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Glenn Ligon

Malcolm X, Sun, Frederick Douglass, Boy with Bubbles...

, 2001

Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon, Black Panther Coloring Book #1, 2026 (detail) , Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Black Panther Coloring Book #1, 2026 (detail)

Oil stick and silkscreen ink on paper, suite of 22 drawings
27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in) each
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Ron Amstutz
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027

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Glenn Ligon

Black Panther Coloring Book #1

, 2026 (detail)

Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon, Dad (version 1) #1, 2000 , Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Dad (version 1) #1, 2000

Silkscreen ink, oil stick and gesso on canvas
121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36 in)
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Ron Amstutz
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027

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Glenn Ligon

Dad (version 1) #1

, 2000

Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon, Furaha (Version 1) #1, 2000 , Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Furaha (Version 1) #1, 2000

Silkscreen ink, Flashe paint and gesso on canvas
121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36 in)
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Ron Amstutz
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027

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Glenn Ligon

Furaha (Version 1) #1

, 2000

Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon, Six, Soul, Sun, 2001 , Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Six, Soul, Sun, 2001

Silkscreen ink, oil stick and gesso on canvas
121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36 in)
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Ron Amstutz
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027

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Glenn Ligon

Six, Soul, Sun

, 2001

Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon, Malcolm X (Version 1), 2000 , Hauser & Wirth

Glenn Ligon


Malcolm X (Version 1), 2000

Silkscreen ink, Flashe paint and gesso on canvas
243.2 x 179.7 cm (95.75 x 70.75 in)
© Glenn Ligon - Photo: Ron Amstutz
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Thomas Dane Gallery


Hauser & Wirth
Sit So Your Back Isn’t Against The Door
Sep 30 - Jan 17, 2027

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Glenn Ligon

Malcolm X (Version 1)

, 2000

Hauser & Wirth

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