"Art making is a form of alchemy, in a way, because you are trying…to make gold from nothing. When it works very well is when you manage to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary."
Self-Portrait (1996)
Self-Portrait, 1996
Silkscreen ink and gesso on canvas; 48 x 40 inches
Photo: Dennis Cowley
Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles
© Glenn Ligon
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