Saltz Defends the Obamas’ Art
"In my lifetime, I'd never have expected to see something like a Glenn Ligon 1992 text painting, based on a line in the 1961 book Black Like Me, hanging in the living quarters of the White House." —Jerry Saltz, art critic for New York, on the recently revealed collection of art selected by the Obamas for their home [Vulture]
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