Glenn ligon unveils important new installation at the new school

The Artist's Largest Site-Specific Work to Date

April 29 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in New York

WHAT:

The New School hosts an opening reception and celebration of the unveiling of Glenn Ligon’s “For Comrades and Lovers,” a striking, site-specific installation for the university. The commission, Ligon's most ambitious neon work to date, presents the artist's poignant investigation of the writings of one of New York City's most iconic and influential poets, Walt Whitman. Streams of neon text chosen from Leaves of Grass travel around the perimeter walls of The New School University Center's first-floor Event Café.

WHO:

Glenn Ligon, a conceptual artist renowned for his text-based multi-media work, which focuses on issues of the self in society; and
Special Guest Carl Hancock Rux, a performance artist, novelist and poet

WHEN

Wednesday, April 29 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Remarks begin at 6:30 pm

WHERE

The University Center Event Café at 65 Fifth Avenue in New York
TICKETS The event is free, but members of the media must rsvp with Kasia Broussalian at [email protected] or 212.229.5667 x 3990

Founded in 1919, The New School was born out of principles of academic freedom, tolerance, and experimentation. Committed to social engagement, The New School today remains in the vanguard of innovation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students challenging the status quo in design and the social sciences, liberal arts, management, the arts, and media. The New School welcomes thousands of adult learners annually for continuing education courses and calendar of lectures, screenings, readings, and concerts. Through its online learning portals, research institutes, and international partnerships, The New School maintains a global presence. Learn more at www.newschool.edu.

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PRESS RELEASE

Media Contact:

Kasia Broussalian, The New School
212.229.5667x3990
[email protected]



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