Glenn Ligon's "Stranger in the Village #1" (1990) is a neon artwork that directly quotes James Baldwin's powerful 1953 essay, "Stranger in the Village." The glowing white neon text spells out a key excerpt from Baldwin's reflections on being theā¦
This piece was meant to mimic Van Gogh's sunflowers but by using bacteria to make the flowers. This bacteria was collected from the artists's washroom.
A picture of many individuals passionately protesting about not having a landfill, some holding up posters, some raising their hands, and one yelling into a microphone.