The Architecture of Identity: The Art of Glenn Ligon Born in 1960 amidst the Forest Houses Projects of the Bronx, New York, Glenn Ligon carries within his creative DNA a profound tension between disparate worlds. His early life was defined by a striking duality: the lived reality of the Bronx contrasted with the privileged education he received at the Walden School. This juxtaposition of social strata became the foundational lens thro…