Glenn Ligon: Double America

Glenn Ligon (born 1960) **Double America, 2012** Neon and paint 91 x 305 cm Double America, 2012 presents two rows: the top AMERICA with each letter turned backwards, and the bottom an accurate reflection of the word AMERICA written out correctly. In the artist's own words, "The word AMERICA seems to have a shadow, although the shadow doesn't exactly reflect the word that casts it." Ligon seeks to challenge the idea of a singular American narrative, asking the viewer to more deeply consider the country's history and the concept of America as a whole. A special presentation of the Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin as part of the _We the people_ programme initiative of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz